Ten Centimeters

Our agency has received our referral and is in the process of having it translated from Chinese to English so that they can tell us what it says maybe today or tomorrow. This is a secret, so don't say anything to anyone yet.
It's a bit like being in labour for, say 3 weeks, 2 days, 7 hours and 42 minutes and finally when you get to 10 cm the nurse says, now Mrs. P., the baby is ready to come but please don't push because your doctor stepped out to have dinner at home, and we're sure he's going to return in the next hour. Would you like your epidural topped up?
I just don't have the bladder control for this anymore.
It's not fun being on the other side of the stirrups.