In addition, acute pain during labor may lead to a generalized increase in sympathetic nerve activity, which is responsible for a higher cardiac output and the elevation of blood pressure.

How often are vital signs taken during normal labor?

1-27 How often should you monitor the pulse rate? The pulse rate is monitored 2-hourly during the latent phase of labour, and every 30 minutes during the active phase of the first stage of labour.

What is a normal blood pressure during labor?

The results confirm that there is a rise of blood pressure during labour in the majority of normal cases, and that the systolic and diastolic pressures run a parallel course. The rise is between 10 and 20 mm.