Labor

Labor and Birth

By brianna18
  • Beginning Labor

    Beginning Labor

    Baby settles deep in the pelvis near time of birth.
  • Early signs of labor

    Early signs of labor

    -"Bloody Show"- mucus plug dissolves
    -Water breaks
    -Contractions
  • First stage of labor

    First stage of labor

    -Contractions at regular intervals
    -Cervix becomes thinner
    -Cervix dialates
    -Baby's head slips into birth canal
    -In transitions, the cervix becomes fully dialated
  • Second stage of labor

    Second stage of labor

    -Crowning- when the top of the head appears at the opening of the birth canal
    -Head emerges from birth canal
    -Women has the urge to push
    -Doctor of midwife provides support to guide the baby out
    -The head is followed by the rest of the body
  • Third stage of labor

    Third stage of labor

    -May feel a few contrations and the urge to push
    -They help the placenta, the organ that develops in the mother and helps supply oxygen to the fetus, separate from the uterine wall