If your amniotic membrane ruptures -- or your water breaks -- the contractions may get much stronger. When the cervix dilates from 8 to 10 centimeters (called the Transition Phase), contractions are 2 to 3 minutes apart and last about 1 minute.his part of labor (called the Latent Phase) is best experienced in the comfort of your home. When the cervix dilates from 4 to 8 centimeters (called the Active Phase), contractions get stronger and are about 3 minutes apart, lasting about 45 seconds.
Cardiac sonographer salary. Cardiac sonographerâs salary is around $50,000 in the United States, but this significantly gets higher as he stays longer in the work. Indeed, a cardiac sonographer employed for more than 1 year can expect from $30,545 â $65,952.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows how ultrasmart such a choice could be: 1  The mean annual wage for sonographers nationwide as of May, 2014 was $68,390. 2  Sonographers working in outpatient care centers earned mean annual wages of $72,930. 3  California sonographers earned mean annual wages as of May, 2014 of $89,870.