When Should You Really Go to the Hospital in Labor?

"In Review: When To Go To The Hospital In Labor
3-1-1
5-1-1
3 or 5 minutes apart, 1 minute long, and have been that way for 1 hour.
For mothers having their second or subsequent baby, when contractions are five to sever minutes apart.
When you can no longer talk between contractions, not just during contractions.
If you feel the urge to push.
If you have heavy bleeding, pain between contractions, if green or brown fluid is leaking from your vagina, if the baby is not moving, or the baby's umbilical cord slips out of your vagina.
If you intuition tells you to go, regardless of other signs.
When if doubt, or if you are high risk, consult with your medical provider." (p. 124)

More debate coming in chapter 8.