There are five essential factors that affect the process of labor and delivery. They are easily remembered as the five Ps (passenger, passage, powers, placenta, and psychology).
A: Many factors come into play to determine how long a labor will last. Basically labor length is influenced by the Six P's: passage, passenger, power, position, psyche or perception and parity.
Most obstetricians and midwives suggest contacting them when your contractions are five minutes apart and lasting 60 seconds and you've had this activity for about an hour.
Five P's : factors that affect and define the labor and birth process: passenger (fetus and placenta), passageway (birth canal), powers (contractions), position (of the woman), and psychological response.
Anglo-American literature lists 7 cardinal movements, namely engagement, descent, flexion, internal rotation, extension, external rotation, and expulsion.
The first stage of labour is the slow opening of your cervix. The second stage is the birth of your baby. The third stage is separation and birth of the placenta. The fourth stage is the first two hours after birth.
The top five major factors identified that may strongly influence international location decisions generally were: costs, infrastructure, labour characteristics, government and political factors and economic factors.
The 4 Factors of Production
There are four factors of production—land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship.
Other ways to recognize labor:
The 5-1-1 Rule: The contractions come every 5 minutes, lasting 1 minute each, for at least 1 hour. Fluids and other signs: You might notice amniotic fluid from the sac that holds the baby. This doesn't always mean you're in labor, but could mean it's coming.
5-1-1- Rule: At term (actually after 36 weeks). When your contractions are 5 minutes apart, lasting 1 minute each for an hour consistently and increasing in strength/intensity.
The 411 Rule for Active Labor
According to the "411 Rule" (commonly recommended by doulas and midwives), you should go to the hospital when your contractions are coming regularly 4 minutes apart, each one lasts at least 1 minute, and they have been following this pattern for at least 1 hour.
The key to having good all-round performance is five performance objectives: quality, speed, dependability, flexibility and cost.
Transition to the second stage of labor
This can be the toughest and most painful part of labor. It can last 15 minutes to an hour. During the transition: Contractions come closer together and can last 60 to 90 seconds.
When your baby is ready to begin the journey through the birth canal, your cervix dilates from fully closed to 10 centimeters. This process can take hours, days, or even weeks. But once you hit active labor – about 6 cm dilated – it's usually just a matter of hours before you reach full dilation.
Active Labor
This phase typically lasts from three to five hours and continues from the time your cervix is 3 cm until it is dilated to 7 cm. True labor produces signs you don't want to ignore. Your contractions will last about 45 seconds to a minute and allow you only three to five minutes in between.
The second stage of labor begins once you are fully dilated to 10 cm. Your provider will let you know that it is time to start pushing your baby out. This stage can be as short as 20 minutes or as long as a few hours.