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Failure to progress

for sure how long her labour will be, and anything from six to 24 hours is considered the norm. What many women don’t understand is that although a labour may have lasted 16 hours, it is not 16 hours of bent-over, doubled-up pain. Labour starts quietly and slowly in most cases and should give you time to warm up, and get to a place of safety. Early labour is all about getting your

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