Interstitial cystitis is a condition that causes pain in the bladder or pelvic area, and frequent urination. An intracranial hematoma occurs after a head injury and causes headache, drowsiness, confusion, and more. Valley fever is a fungal infection that starts in the lungs and causes mild flu-like symptoms.
For women having their first baby, an average first stage of labour usually lasts around 12 - 14 hours, but it can be many hours longer. This stage of labour for women having second or later babies averages about 7 hours. This is only a guide and you may find that your labour is shorter or longer than these times.
These contractions can feel like menstrual cramps or like a lower backache that comes and goes. During early labor they might be as far apart as 20 to 30 minutes. Over the course of time, your contractions are likely to begin occurring at shorter intervals of perhaps every 10-15 minutes or less. When your contractions are consistently 5 minutes apart, it is time to call your health care provider.