how long is first pregnancy labor?
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For most first-time moms, early labor lasts about 6 to 12 hours. You can spend this time at home or wherever you're most comfortable. During early labor: You may feel mild contractions that come every 5 to 15 minutes and last 60 to 90 seconds.
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Generally speaking, first babies tend to engage from about 34 to 36 weeks. However, some babies only engage once labour starts. If your baby hasn't engaged by the time you go into labour, it's likely that the power of your contractions will soon push him down. Similarly, if your baby's head engages early, don't panic.
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Pregnancy usually lasts about 40 weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period to your due date. A full-term pregnancy lasts between 39 weeks, 0 days and 40 weeks, 6 days. This is 1 week before your due date to 1 week after your due date.
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Mild contractions generally begin 15 to 20 minutes apart and last 60 to 90 seconds. You should go to the hospital once you reach active labor. For most women, active labor is characterized by strong contractions that last 45 to 60 seconds and occur three to four minutes apart.
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Most women whose membranes rupture before labor begins can expect to feel the first contractions within 12 hours of that first trickle, while most others can expect to feel it within 24 hours. In the meantime, you won't run out of amniotic fluid — your body continues to produce it right up until delivery.
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For most first-time moms, the baby bump usually arrives when they're 14 to 16 weeks pregnant, but you might notice a change sooner.
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Pregnancy normally lasts from 37 weeks to 42 weeks from the first day of your last period. As part of your pregnancy (antenatal) care, your midwife will offer you a dating scan that will give you a more accurate date for the birth of your baby.
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The Second Stage of Labor (Delivery) Contractions may feel different from the first stage of labor -- they will slow to 2 to 5 minutes apart and last from about 60 to 90 seconds. You will feel a strong urge to push with your contractions.
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If you have given birth before, call when the contractions are every 5-7 minutes apart, lasting 45-60 seconds. Labor is often more intense and faster with subsequent pregnancies and after you break your bag of water. In active labor, your contractions will be every 2-3 minutes apart.
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There are different options for inducing labour and you may need a combination of treatments. It can take from a few hours to as long as 2 to 3 days to induce labour. It depends how your body responds to the treatment. It's likely to take longer if this is your first pregnancy or you are less than 37 weeks pregnant.
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Labor is the body's natural process of childbirth. It lasts on average 12 to 24 hours for a first birth. Usually, labor is shorter for births after that.
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First babies are less likely to be “on time” at 39 weeks, and more likely to be a little late, between 41 and 43 weeks. Among full-term pregnancies, first babies are born about 1.3 days later on average. But the average doesn't tell the whole story.
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Pregnancy usually lasts about 40 weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period to your due date. A full-term pregnancy lasts between 39 weeks, 0 days and 40 weeks, 6 days.
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In general, contractions can be mild and somewhat irregular, coming from 5 to 30 minutes apart, lasting 30 to 45 seconds. You might see some pinkish discharge and feel a bit of abdominal discomfort.
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For first-time mums, the first stage of labour (cervix dilating), lasts an average of eight hours but for women who've had a baby before, the average labour is five hours. The second stage (pushing and birth) is likely to last under two hours, compared with three hours for first-time mums.
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Prolonged labor It happens when a new mom is in labor for 20 hours or more. Or 14 hours or more for moms who've given birth before. Babies that are too large for the birth canal, slow cervical thinning, and carrying multiples can all prolong labor. In these cases, doctors consider a cesarean to avoid complications.
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Contractions may feel different from the first stage of labor -- they will slow to 2 to 5 minutes apart and last from about 60 to 90 seconds. You will feel a strong urge to push with your contractions.