Your Labor Experience

What to do when you’re in labor…

• Call your doctor if your water breaks or you think you’re in labor.
• Begin timing and recording contractions.

During early labor, stay at home...

• Take a shower or bath.
• Go for a walk
• Rest if you’re tired.
• Use various positions to remain comfortable.
• Focus on breathing slowly or in a pattern.
• Try to remain calm and relaxed as much as possible.

When you arrive at KCH…

• Between 5:30 a.m. and 10 p.m., enter through the Main entrance (first canopy)
• After hours, enter through the Emergency Department (second canopy)
• Notify the reception-desk employee of your arrival.
• You will be escorted to the Maternity Suites.