Examples of launder in a Sentence. 1  He used a phony business to launder money from drug dealing. 2  had to launder the quarterback's off-the-cuff's remarks before they could be quoted in the newspaper.
When your contractions get closer together, you are farther along in the delivery phase of labor. At the beginning, the tightening or painful part of the contraction will last approximately 30 to 45 seconds, near the end the pain will be longer. A true contraction is usually at least 30 seconds long.
1 How long it lasts: 3 to 6 hours for a first-time mom; 1 to 3 hours for subsequent labors. 2  If you've taken Pitocin, a drug that induces contractions, this phase may go more quickly, but if you've had an epidural, things can slow down.