http://projectcabo.org Community Alliance for Birth Options Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:25:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://projectcabo.org/2011/07/share-your-birth-story/#comment-2 maureen Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:25:00 +0000 http://new.projectcabo.org/?p=315#comment-2 Infection is unlikely if a mother stays at home during the time she is waiting for contractions to start, and does not put anything into the vagina. The cervical exams women are subjected to in the hospital, and the foreign bacteria that their bodies are not accustomed to, make it more likely infection will develop in the hospital setting. As long as the woman is not GBS positive, there is no harm in waiting for labor to begin. Most women will go into labor on their own by 12 hours after the water breaks. Infection is unlikely if a mother stays at home during the time she is waiting for contractions to start, and does not put anything into the vagina. The cervical exams women are subjected to in the hospital, and the foreign bacteria that their bodies are not accustomed to, make it more likely infection will develop in the hospital setting. As long as the woman is not GBS positive, there is no harm in waiting for labor to begin. Most women will go into labor on their own by 12 hours after the water breaks.

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