Describe the three stages of childbirth:

Describe the three stages of childbirth:



Answer:

1) cervical dilation - cervix dilates to 10cm, takes 6-12 hours, contractions last 20 seconds, thirty minutes apart, then 90 seconds apart and last for a minute

2) expulsion - starts with head in the birth canal, ends with birth, the posterior facing fetus is easiest, typically 2 hours

3) Afterbirth - the passing of placenta and associated membranes, beings postpartum period


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