Labor
Keywords:Labor starts with contractions or the rupture of fetal membranes, i.e. the waters breaking. Always call the childbirth helpline before leaving for the hospital to give birth.
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You should come to the hospital when contractions
- come regularly less than ten minutes apart
- last for approximately a minute
- feel so intense and painful that you are only able to focus on the contraction.
Before the start of actual labor, contractions have usually already lasted for several hours.
If you suspect that your waters have broken, place a sanitary pad and monitor the situation. After the waters have broken, you can often still wait at home for contractions to begin. However, please call the hospital first to get instructions from the midwife. For the majority of mothers, labor will start within 24 hours of the time when the waters have broken, but you should come to hospital earlier than this.
Emergency services during pregnancy and labor
At the obstetric emergency departments, we treat patients in need of urgent care. Please call the hospital before seeking medical attention at the emergency department or coming in to give birth.
Lohja Hospital does not provide childbirth services from June 17 to September 8, 2024
During the summer break, women giving birth in the HUS area will be referred to the Women's Hospital and the Espoo and Hyvinkää hospitals.
What to bring to hospital?
The labor process
Newborn
Further information
Units
Labor Ward, Women's Hospital
In addition to the normal deliveries, the labor ward at Women's Hospital treats the most high-risk deliveries and extremely preterm births in the HUS area.
Labor ward, Espoo Hospital
In the labor ward of Espoo Hospital, we take care of deliveries and ensure the well-being of newborns.
Maternity unit, Hyvinkää Hospital
On the Hyvinkää Hospital labor ward, you can give birth starting from 35+0 weeks of pregnancy. The maternity unit comprises the Maternity Outpatient Clinic…
Maternity Ward 61, Women's Hospital
On Women's Hospital's Maternity Ward 61 we treat women who have given birth and newborns after childbirth. We also provide guidance on caring for the baby…