Re: 6 cm dilated & 80% effaced at 36 weeks, not in active labor

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At Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Dyani wrote: >
>I am 36w/1d with my second baby and am 6 cm dilated, 80% effaced and the
>baby is at -1. One week ago, I was 4 cm dilated and 60% effaced. Is
>there any way to tell how close I am to delivering my baby? I have
>frequent contractions, often painful, but they are not organized:
>ranging from 4-6 min apart to random painful contractions mixed with
>milder ones throughout the day.
>
>I am concerned about knowing when to go to the hospital. At what point
>should my water break? Is it related to my effacement more than the
>dilation?
>
>Are there any risks to my baby by walking around in such an advanced
>stage and not be in active labor? I am a believer in natural child
>birth, but wonder at what point I should consider asking my ob/gyn to
>break my water to bring some relief to the situation and deliver the
>baby. I delivered my first baby very quickly: within 3 hours of my
>water breaking spontaneously. Should I be concerned about getting to
>the hospital in time since I am so advanced?
>
>This situation has me baffled and I have not been able to find another
>story like mine yet. Any help would be much appreciated!
>
>--
>Thank you,
>Dyani B.
>

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Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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