Child Labor

A woman's pregnancy due dates is 40 weeks after her last menstrual period - 280 days. And that is about the time most women deliver.

There are three stages of labor. In the first, and longest stage of labor, the cervix dilates and become effaced through a series of contractions. In the second stage of labor, which is probably the hardest and most physically challenging, a woman is pushing after the cervix is completely open. The third stage of labor is simply the delivery of the placenta. Labor can take anywhere from 12 to 24 hours

Pain Control

Epidural anesthesia is medicine that is injected through a small plastic catheter into the small of a woman's back. It's very similar to an IV. The medicine is injected around the spinal cord during child labor. This gives the woman excellent pain relief from the belly button down. And it can be titrated, meaning that the dosage can be adjusted. If she's uncomfortable, some more medication can be injected. Throughout the course of the labor, if it wears off some more medicine can be given. And many women choose this while they're in labor and find it really excellent.

Hospital Stay

Your hospital stay after giving birth will depend on you, your Doctor and the circumstances of the child labor and birth.

Check out our birth section.

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