How to Induce Heavy Labor After Beginning Stages of Labor

Some women have difficulty moving from mild labor to heavy labor. One of the easiest and safest methods of moving labor is warm water.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• A shower or tub
• Warm water
• Someone to assist you

1. Stand in a warm shower or sit in a warm bath.
2. Warm water relaxes the muscles and helps strengthen labor pains. At the same time, the warm water also helps relieve abdominal cramping.
3. When a woman is able to relax through contractions, the process of dilation progresses faster.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not make the water too hot.
• Breath through your contractions.
• Making the water too hot can cause stress on the baby by elevating the heart rate. Try to keep the water temperature at no more then 98 degrees.
• Always have someone with you while in the water.