How To Start Labor?

Contact your OB/midwife or labor and delivery unit for guidance

Go to the hospital or birth center if you have regular contractions, your water breaks, or you have bleeding

Walk and stay upright if your clinician says it is safe

Change positions often

Rest and hydrate

Try gentle nipple stimulation only if your clinician approves

Have sex only if your clinician says it is safe

Use a birthing ball or gentle movement if comfortable

Take a warm shower or bath if approved by your clinician

Seek urgent care immediately for severe pain, heavy bleeding, decreased fetal movement, fever, or if you are unsure what to do

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