What happens at the hospital once I'm admitted for labor?

What happens at the hospital once I'm admitted for labor?

If you think you're in labour when you get to the hospital, you'll probably initially go into a triage area, where someone will examine you; either a nurse, a doctor, or a midwife will examine you to see if you truly are in labour. If you think you've broken your bag of water, they'll do various tests to see if that's happened. If you think you're in labour, and you're having regular contractions, they'll examine your cervix to see if you're in labour. If you are not in labour or you have not broken your bag of water, it's not uncommon to be sent home and reassured and told to make an appointment with your doctor in the near future. If you are in labour or you truly have broken your bag of water, then you are admitted to the hospital and placed in a room. Various hospitals have various different rooms. Some have labour rooms. Some have labour rooms that are separate from delivery rooms. Some have labour rooms where you deliver in the same room. You'll be admitted to the hospital, assigned a nurse, and then your physician will be contacted and will either come in to evaluate you or will give over the phone orders to proceed as indicated.