THE LONG and short of it

Hands up who wants to know how long their labour will last? Whatever happens, we’ve got your back

WORDS MILLI HILL

It’s said that ‘worry is the work of pregnancy’, and if you’re expecting a baby, you’ll probably find a new thing to feel anxious about each day. And right up there at the top of your worry list may be thoughts of how long your labour will last – you may have heard stories from friends about it lasting for days. On the other hand, you might have also heard of lightning-fast births, where baby arrived before mum had time to take her jeans off! But is there an ‘ideal’ length for labour, and what, if anything, can you do to influence it? WHAT’S ‘NORMAL’? First of all, we can only talk about averages here, because women are all different and unique. The ‘average’ labour, for a first-time mum, will…

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Mother & Baby (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2020

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