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List of other diseases, conditions, or injuries and their treatment: preterm labor

Current medical status: checked for preterm labor they hooked me up to an iv with fluids and gave me a pill called nifedipine to stop contractions i have to take every 6 hours.. and sent me home with contractions

Current medical treatment: nifedipine 10 mg next doctors visit tuesday at 2:30"



Given the symptoms of cramping and the signs that you mention (uterus contractions detected on CTG and cervical dilatation of 2 cm), you could be experiencing a mild form of premature delivery. The main characteristic of premature deliveries are regular uterine contractions once every 5-8 minutes and cervical dilatation of 2 cm or more. Although your cervix is 2 cm dilatated, you told me nothing about the frequency of the uterus’s contractions. If uterine contractions are frequent and the cervix is over 4 cm dilatated, delivery is inevitable. It seem that in your case there are chances for you to prevent a premature birth. This is why lying on the left side and taking calcium antagonists (Nifedipine) are recommended in cases of mild cramps without greater cervical dilatation. Medical monitoring is absolutely necessary ...so be sure that you're getting the proper medical supervision.