Tag: labor progression
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Study Reveals Labor Can Be a Lengthy Process, and That’s Completely Normal
Get Pregnant Fast In the 1950s, a notable obstetrician named James Parker introduced a concept known as “The Parker Curve,” which outlined the expected timeline of childbirth. He broke down the process into stages, estimating how long each phase should last, and established guidelines regarding contraction frequency and the rate of cervical dilation. Many of…