AIDS was first reported in the United States in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide epidemic. AIDS is the most advanced stage of infection caused by HIV. The names HIV and AIDS can be confusing because both terms describe the same disease. But most people who are HIV positive do not have AIDS.
The hospital usually class 'active' labour when you are 3 cms dilated, so if you were 4 cms then you will most likely be admitted onto the ward. I was around 5, had the kid 9 hours later! When I went in the hospital they put me straight to a bed! My water never broke either, they had to break it.
Dilatation is a measurement of how open the cervix is and is measured in centimeters. It ranges from 0 (closed) to 10 (completely dilated). Effacement is how thin the cervix is and it is measured in percent. 0% effaced is a cervix prior to any change. 100% effaced is a completely thinned out cervix. Station is a measure of how low the babyâs head is in the pelvis. It is measured from -3 to +4. A baby at -3 station is still very high in the pelvis and not close to delivery. If the babyâs head is at +4 station it is essentially delivered.