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The Importance of Contraction Times

Posted by Jamelia Benjamin on 26th Sep 2017

When going into labour, one of the key pieces of information needed at the hospital are contraction times.Why are they so important?More often than not, many first time mums tend to arrive at the hospital before their labour has been established, and are often asked to return home and to come back later. Established labour is basically when your cervix has been dilated to more than 3cm and regular contractions are opening the cervix. It's usually at this stage that pregnant women are offere … read more