Word: laborative
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...Philadelphia, where the annual cost of graffiti pollution is now estimated at $4,000,000, the police have organized a 25-man "graffiti squad." Aided by handwriting experts, it has caught and prosecuted 330 offenders, nearly all teenagers. A standard punishment: several hours at hard labor, scouring walls...
...possibility of a lumbar epidural--a procedure that injects painkillers into the lower back--was addressed in my wife's birth plan, but she felt that her labor had not progressed far enough to consider...
...turns out we are not alone. In a survey of 303 women taken before they went into labor and published in Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, one-fourth fully expected to have an epidural and an additional 40% thought one would be likely. About a third, however, wanted to avoid the epidural, and 7% said they would never have one under any circumstances. As it turned out, however, nearly 8 out of 10 women in this study ended up having an epidural, including nearly half the women who said they would never have...
...case, we waited another hour without any progress before deciding to undergo the 12-min. procedure. My wife felt immediate relief. Her uterus kept contracting, and with the help of a little Pitocin, a medication to speed up labor, we were in business. She was able to get some rest without pain while her body continued to push the baby down and open up her cervix. Less than three hours later, her doctor gave us the news we had been waiting to hear: we were ready to have a baby. My wife pushed hard, feeling pressure but no pain...
...learned that night that there are no magic answers when dealing with labor and failure to progress. The most important things are talking about your concerns and maintaining an open dialogue with your doctor and labor nurse. And I can attest firsthand that no matter how you get there, it is magical...