Labour and delivery is divided into three stages, though every woman experiences these stages differently.
The first stage of labour lasts from the time when you start having contractions until your cervix is fully dilated.
Stage one is broken down into the early phase, the active phase and the transition phase.
The second stage is when the baby is actually delivered, usually lasting from 20 minutes to two hours.
The third stage of labour is the delivery of the placenta.
Roughly speaking, vaginal birth, also called labour and delivery, is divided into three stages. The first stage of labour lasts from the time when you start having contractions until the time that your cervix is fully dilated,
or open. The second stage is the “pushing” stage where the baby is actually delivered. The third stage of labour is the delivery of the placenta. Each woman experiences these stages differently,
and the stages may differ from one pregnancy to another. Sometimes the signs of each stage may overlap.The first stage of labour lasts from the time when you start having contractions until the time that your cervix is fully dilated,,
