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Labor less than three hours
A previous short labor is a prior labor lasting less than 3 hours.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 24-year old female asked:
Is there anything i can take or do to help put me into labor in at a dilated to a three but not effaced
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A 48-year old asked:
I had an epidural three months ago during labor and the spot still hurts some?
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A 29-year old female asked:
How long can early labor last? I'm 36 weeks and three days. Went to hospital with contractions five minutes apart and only dilated 1 cm.
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A 38-year old asked:
My previous labor lasted over 15 hours; will my next labor also take that long?
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A 25-year old female asked:
If i'm experiences contraction pains once every hour how much longer do I have before I may go into labor?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Can stoping labor to many timed harm baby i'm 31 weeks and they have stoped it 3 time in 8 hours. They have gave me a shot.And a purple pill.
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A 23-year old female asked:
How long can prodromal labor last? experiencing bouts of regular painful contractions that disappear after a few hours for about 2 weeks. I'm 36w6d
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A 28-year old male asked:
Wondering what is the heart rate for doing labor work as in weeding the yard for a couple hours and is it dangerous if it's over 100 in the long run?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Will my second labor and delivery go by quicker ? With my daughter it took 15 hours to dilate (with augmentation due to being strep B + with waters broken. I was 1cm when admitted). Had to wait 2hrs for her to move down and I pushed for 1hr20mins?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Im full term and my contractions are 1 hour apart howlong befor i go into labor?
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A 43-year old asked:
I still don't feel any contractions 24 hours after my water broke, am I still not in labor?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Had spinal fusion, preggo 2yrs after w/ prolonged labor of over 40 hours & pushed 3 hour ending in a c section. Could that have caused my new issues?
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A 27-year old female asked:
My 4th child, I was in labor 20+ hours with contractions from 7-17 minutes apart when sleeping and 1-5 minutes apart when awake. What is this called?
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A 39-year old female asked:
If you're pregnant with twins, does working long hours increase your risk for preterm labor? Is it recommended to stop working?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I am 7 months and for a few hours i have been cramping lower belly and side and lower back. i have never had labor so IDK what it would feel like?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I just had a baby a week ago and still recovering from labor. My HR has been dipping between 31-40bpm. Mostly during sleep but sometimes during waking hours as well. Should I be concerned? No other symptoms other than fatigue from being a new mom?
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A 19-year old female asked:
36w4d pregnant. Pret. Labor stopped @ 33 weeks. Severe menstal like cramps for the past 5 hours with pain in lower back and hips. What could this be?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I am concerned about my swollen legs, i was induced, had a 24 hour labor and had a c section, my legs are very swollen and it concerns me, please help?
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A 36-year old asked:
My girlfriend is 26 weeks pregnant and in early labor. The doctor here wants to send here 3 hours away to a perinetal center. I dont even know what that is. Should he?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I have a new born baby boy who was delivered on the 7th of April 2020 and the process of delivery was more than 15 hours in labor pains. The problem now is that since the 7th to date he has not produced faeces. What might be wrong?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Could it be possible im going into labor if..? I been feeling lower abdomen pains and back pains since last night, exept i happens like every 2 hours for like 15 minutes and then they go away is this a sign of labor?Should i go to the hospital?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Had sex hours before going into labor. Could semen still being in the vagina during birth harm the baby after birth? Like cause an infection?
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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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A 18-year old female asked:
For the last 4 hours i've been getting frequent long lasting painless braxton hicks contractions. I'm 30 weeks pregnant. They last for about 15 mins. Is this labor?
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A 21-year old female asked:
33wks pregnant and constant lower back pain and abdominal cramping for about 6 hours, am I in early labor?
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A 27-year old male asked:
2mg of subutex 1 hour after 10mg percocet Now i feel like iM going into seratonin syndrom. Rapid heart beat, labored breathing?
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A member asked:
I have a temp of 99.3 I'm 6 weeks post-partum & breast feeding. My labor was 17.5 hours long & ended w/an emergency Csection bc my bp spiked & I had the strep b virus. Is this a normal temp?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I am 35 weeks pregnant and have been experiencing a lot of pelvic pressure, some contraction appr 4 an hour and severe vaginal pain and some slight wetness in my underwear not caused by incontinence. Is this preterm labor? Should i go to the hospital?
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A 37-year old asked:
What can I do to be less afraid of going through labor?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Would i possibly lose weight if i take garcina combogia an goto work with very light labor an eat alot less or eat the same?
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