0
30 min-3 hours
0
30 min-2 hours
0
3-5 hours
0
12
12
12
12
12
(could last a day or more)
6-12+ hours
0
Length
Stages Of Labor Summary Chart
1st Stage Early Labor
1st Stage Active Labor
1st Stage Transition
2nd Stage Pushing & Birth
3rd & 4th Stages Placenta & Recovery
First few hours after birth
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Dilation
Hold your baby skin to skin for at least an hour right after birth.
Use different positions to push. Support people can provide encouragement.
You may feel nauseous or shaky. Support people need to provide focus.
Use different positions, breathing, and relaxation techniques.
Stay at home, rest, take a short walk, or do light activities.
Tips
Stages of Labor 3rd Edition Facilitator’s Guide
Emotions
0 to 4-5 cm
Contractions
30-45 seconds each 5-30 minutes apart
5-8 cm
Frustrated, dependent
Excited, anxious
45-60 seconds each 3-5 minutes apart
8-10 cm
Relieved, energized
More serious, focused
60-90 seconds each 1-3 minutes apart
10 cm The cervix closes in the days after birth.
60-90 seconds each 3-5 minutes apart Weak infrequent contractions help deliver the placenta and start the process of involution (shrinking of the uterus)
Happy, bonding
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