Subsequently, his apgars were 8 and 9. He did have some trouble breathing, so he was taken almost immediately to the nursery. During the time I had blacked out, his heartrate had decelerated near the end of the contractions, and that is when the nurses start to worry that the baby is in distress, can't breathe, etc. Had I not been complete and ready to deliver, I probably would have had an emergency c-section. Also, I have heard from several neonatal nurses that had I gone home and just gone to my dr's appointment on Tuesday of that week, that I would have lost him.
Prodromal labor is no fun, but it is something to be concerned with.
I think it was an indication that complications were coming. Enclose phrases in quotes. All Rights Reserved.