Most of the times the get evaluated and go home if not the same day the next.
Do i go to the emergency room when in labor.
At your third trimester prenatal appointments we ll talk about how to know when it s time what to do and where to go but ideally you ll come to the hospital when you re in active labor.
It s common to think the first signs of contractions are your cue to come to the hospital but that s usually not the case.
Depending on how far along visually you are in labor you may go directly to a room without triage.
If your hospital is particularly full when you go into labor you may stay longer in triage.
If you end up in the hospital in an emergency without health insurance doctors and medical professionals are required to treat you as a patient in need this is because the emergency medical treatment and labor act oremtala ensures that any individual with an emergency medical condition regardless of the individual s insurance coverage is not denied essential lifesaving services 1.
Under federal law labor is considered a medical emergency.
Many hospitals have what is called triage a temporary room in which you are assessed to determine if you should be admitted to stay.