Once the mom-to-be starts contraction bouts, she will usually go into labor within 3 hours to 24 hours, usually more than ten hours. Like the 800-meter run, taking too long is a failing grade. Too long and the baby is squeezed too long in the birth canal and can suffocate from lack of oxygen. But not every woman in labor can make it in the predetermined time. This long run is a parent-child exercise. It requires the fetus to be positioned and the mom to be responsible for pushing. The fetus is in the mother’s womb, growing and preparing to leave the womb and become independent. The first thing to do is to get in the right position, just like running a 100 meter race to get into a good starting position. But there will be some fetuses that are not ready. What is the best posture? If the mother is standing, the baby will be upside down in the uterus, and if the mother is lying down, the baby will be lying on its back with its head facing the mouth of the uterus. But some children prefer to take a more comfortable position, lying head up or head down, and when he is comfortable, it is not easy for the mother to deliver the baby. At the beginning of labor, there is little resistance to the descent of the fetus, only the force of uterine contractions is needed. When the head of the fetus descends to a certain point and the head enters the twisted and narrow birth canal, it is necessary to put the fetus in the right position, and the mother uses extra strength of the abdominal muscles, the process of exertion is the same as exertion to relieve a bowel movement. This process takes 1-2 hours. There is no way that the fetus can be controlled by the doctor or the mother to be in the right position, but the mother must drink enough water, eat enough food, and eat some high-energy food during the labor process. Only by consuming enough food can she have the strength to run the whole course. Mom in the delivery room in the process of waiting for labor, obstetricians and midwives to observe the main is whether the fetal heart is normal, which means that the child is safe or not, the second to observe is the uterine opening how big, the fetal head down to what position, which is mainly to understand the long run to what extent, the mother and the child will be expected to complete the long-distance running in the expected time. Most moms-to-be are able to follow the steps to complete the run. But still, there are so many moms who are not able to complete the progress of labor within the scheduled time. But don’t you fear, your obstetrician has many tricks to help you. So what are some of the tricks doctors will do? Artificial rupture of membranes: The membranes usually break during labor and the amniotic fluid will flow out. As long as the membranes are not ruptured very early before labor, it will generally not affect. The rupture of membranes will usually stimulate the laboring woman to produce contractions or contractions that are enhanced. If your labor is already progressing in a prolonged manner, your doctor will usually break your membranes manually. The purpose is to find out the condition of the amniotic fluid, and it will also promote contractions and shorten the duration of labor. Use of Hysterectomy: Hysterectomy as the name suggests will make your uterus contract. Uterine contractions are necessary during labor, but some pregnant mothers, who don’t start contractions for a long time after rupturing their membranes, or whose contractions are not strong enough or frequent enough during labor, will cause your labor to take too long, and then your doctor will give you the right amount of contractions to induce labor or to promote the progress of labor. Turning the fetal head by hand: If the fetus has not been positioned correctly after labor, then the doctor may ask you to lie on your side so that the fetus can be positioned correctly under the effect of gravity, and if the fetus is not able to lie down properly in the mother’s uterus, then the doctor will also turn the head of the fetus by hand to force the fetus to be in the correct position. Of course, this requires that the uterine opening is wide enough for the doctor to touch the fetal head. Forceps or Fetal Head AttractorThe doctor has used all these means, but the labor is not going as expected, the long run has stopped halfway, or the fetus is at risk of hypoxia, and the baby needs to be released from the birth canal as soon as possible, so that it can breathe on its own. Then the doctor may use forceps or fetal head attractors to bring the fetus into the world with the help of external forces. The application of forceps or fetal head traps indicates that the long run is not far from the end. Cesarean section: If the fetus is deprived of oxygen just after the start, or if you really can’t finish the vaginal delivery after the doctor’s treatment, then the doctor has a last resort, which is a cesarean section. Manual rupture of membranes, the use of oxytocin, hand turning the head of the fetus, the three measures are equivalent to you in the long-distance running process to give you encouragement, refueling, hydration, nourishment; forceps or fetal head attraction is equivalent to the sprint stage to give you a hand; and cesarean section is equivalent to the beginning of the race or halfway to the finish line so that you can get on the express train straight to the finish line. There is always an obstetrician to be with you during the long labor, to guide you along the way, and to help you if your labor is not going well. All these measures are used by the doctor only when necessary. The doctor may talk to you and sign before using them, and may inform you that there are some risks. But that shouldn’t be a reason for you to refuse to use them. The obstetrician really wants her to do nothing for you to have your baby, and the time she decides to take matters into her own hands must be the time you need help. So please trust her and believe that she is doing this for the safety of you and your baby.