Your brother and sister-in-law are discussing their plan to get to the hospital for the delivery of their first child. They are concerned about how quickly they could get to the hospital. You should tell them:

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It is important to reassure the couple and acknowledge their concerns, but it is also important to provide factual information. The average labor for first pregnancies is 12 hours, so there is generally enough time to get to the hospital. It is not helpful or accurate to suggest that labor lasts 24 hours or to imply that they cannot get to the hospital quickly enough. It is also not a good idea to suggest taking a cab, as giving birth in a vehicle can be dangerous and there is no guarantee that the driver will know what to do in an emergency.

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