A routine change in the inpatient obstetric ... H.L. requested an epidural. A cervical examination revealed labor had progressed to 6 to 7 cm, 100% effaced, and 0 station. Twenty minutes later ...

Despite cervical change, the contraction strength and frequency pattern were thought to be insufficient for active progress expected at this point in first-stage labor. Fourteen hours after ...

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Waddling down the street with one foot on the curb and the other on the street may feel funny for the uninitiated. Yet those in the know swear by this labor hack. On TikTok, Cass Spinelli posted that ...

When you have pain in your neck or upper back that you’ve never felt before, you might have a herniated cervical disk. While it might sound worrisome, it is not an uncommon health problem as you ...

Is it normal to have spotting during pregnancy? A little light bleeding or spotting during pregnancy is common, especially in ...

The Connecticut legislature has passed several important amendments to the Workers’ Compensation Act that will affect how ...

Shortly after pregnancy, you might also experience spotting from cervical changes. Unless there’s ... Before preterm labor, some people experience symptoms similar to a period as well as a ...

Sure, it may change your sex drive or comfort levels. But from a health and safety perspective, the good news is that "most people can safely have sex while pregnant," says Dr. Karen Tang, author of ...

Limited research suggests that acupressure can cause cervical changes pre-labor. Acupressure may help your sinus symptoms, though it can’t cure an infection. Some people believe that the ...

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