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