If it's starting out a little dilated or if it started out closed, you go through the early stages of labor, which is usually about 0 to 4 centimeters of dilation and then after that, you enter ...

Labor is an entire process with multiple stages. It begins with contractions and ends at childbirth. If you are to-be mother, you must know about the entire process for your information.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine maternal and neonatal outcomes in relation to lengthening intervals of the second stage of labor. STUDY DESIGN: This is a retrospective cohort ...

OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that prolonged second stage of labor increases the incidence of unintentional hysterotomy extensions at cesarean delivery. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective cohort of term ...