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Short labor
Precipitous delivery is a condition where the baby is delivered in fewer than 3 hours from the start of the mother's contractions.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 30-year old asked:
What symptoms are associated with short labor?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I am 35wks pregnant and i keep having short, sharp pains down in my pelvic area, is this a sign of labor?
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How long after I stop getting Progesterone shots will labor start? Cervix already short, not dilated.
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A 26-year old female asked:
36 weeks 3cm 70% been having Braxton hicks all day probably 5 an hour they are irregular and having heartburn, short of breath could this mean labor?
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36 weeks pregnant w/ 2nd child, 32 yrs old, having short sharp pelvic pains, mild irregular contractions, and hip pain. How close am i to labor?
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When is labor induced?
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What are some signs that labor is soon?
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Which medications stop labor from progressing?
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What is the best positions to help labor go by quicker?
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What are some early labor signs?
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Can taking mirilax cause me to go in to labor?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Almost 40weeks but no labor yet, discharges, yes.. whats happening?
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What is transition in labor?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can green tea bring on labor?
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Is back pain a symptom of labor?
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A 32-year old asked:
How to induced labor at 16 weeks?
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How do I know im going into labor?
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A 38-year old asked:
Am I allowed to eat while in labor?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is bad, smelly gas a sign of labor?
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How can I make myself go into labor?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Stitching after labor and delivery
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A 37-year old asked:
How do I know its labor? I'm 33 weeks
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How do they speed up prolonged labor?
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What are the signs that I am in labor?
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How do you know when you are in labor?
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Is it true that orgasms can spur labor?
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Where exactly is back labor pain located?
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What are complications of labor epidurals?
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Signs of going into labor include low afi?
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