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Re: 4-5 cm and 75% effaced???? other dr's opinions too please!!!

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:38:45 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 4 Feb 2001, Tara wrote: >
>At Tue, 30 Jan 2001, William McIntosh, MD wrote:
>>
>>At Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Tara wrote:
>
>You responded to my post the other day about being 4-5 cm, -1 station
>and 75%. I had asked you about the average dilation before true labor
>began. First of all, Thank you for responding,secondly you said that
>there was no way I would go to 2/12 which was the induction date. I am
>not questioning your opinion, I would just like to know why you feel
>this way or if/when you would expect me to go by. Also do you have any
>advice on how to speed the process up to avoid the induction?
>Again thanks and I really appreciate your time and opinion!!!
>
>Tara
>

Tara

I am not Dr. McIntosh, but will give this one a shot. On average, with a cervical exam like that, you should not make it to 2-12. As to when, I am sorry that I left my 'crystal ball' at the hospital, and can not consult it to answer that question! Seriously, there is no way to tell when, but it should be easy! With this exam, and a +GBBS history, I would tell you to get to the hospital as soon as your contractions got to single digits (10 or less minutes apart) just to be on the safe side. I am not aware of anything that can reliably speed up the process. Hope this helps.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

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