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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was in labor for probably close to 48 hours with my first. About 24 hours of them were really “active” labor (painful contractions) and only 18 of them were at the hospital. Last 4 were the most brutal, 3 hours of pushing and then a forceps delivery because baby was in distress. Other than the assisted delivery/distress, I think this is pretty common for a first timer. Media depicts birth as being really fast and for most women, it’s not.[/quote] 3 hours is long, even for a first birth. After 2 hours of pushing the chance of complications goes up. Labors are lengthening in general probably because of advanced maternal age, obesity and overall worse health. [/quote] Also most places dont allow you to push correctly. [url]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1804305/[/url] and are using outdated techniques. [/quote]
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