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Stopping Regular Activity
Inevitably, there are mothers and grandmothers who try to convince women that once labor starts, you have to stop everything and lie down. Just like paying attention to the labor too soon, this behavior will set the mother up for a terribly long and boring labor. It may cause her to become overly fatigued mentally and emotionally.
As long as physically possible, a mother should continue her normal activities during labor. For some women, this will be well into active labor with stops for the peak of contractions. It is not unsafe to go about ones regular daily routine in labor. When it is time to pay attention, the body will alert the mother.