second stage of labor

By this time the woman will be into the second stage of labour.

On average, the study found, their second stage of labor was about 13 minutes shorter.

You may find that certain positions are more comfortable than others during the second stage of labor.

During the second stage of labor, women are encouraged to assume the most comfortable position.

The second stage of labour may be delayed or lengthy due to:

The second stage of labor lasted 24 hours.

A pudendal block is usually given in the second stage of labor just before delivery of the baby.

The second stage of labor begins when your cervix is fully dilated at 10 centimeters.

"I'm in the second stage of labor," Margaret announced, but the nurse laughed and said that wasn't possible and disappeared.

"epidural anaesthesia and analgesia significantly slows the second stage of labour".

Some birthing centers use a birthing stool or chair during the second stage of labor.

Complete expulsion of the baby signals the successful completion of the second stage of labour.

Drinking this tea in the months before delivery (but not before 30 weeks) can help shorten the second stage of labour (great!)

The usual causes of a cephalohematoma are a prolonged second stage of labor or instrumental delivery, particularly ventouse.

Ventouse is a vacuum device used to assist the delivery of a baby when the second stage of labour has not progressed adequately.

She had started the second stage of labour when they carried her into the Rotunda and hurried her away into the labour ward.

His name is associated with an obstetrical technique for the support of perineum during the second stage of labour known as the Ritgen-Hinterdammgriff maneuver.

Not because I want to get the second stage of labor over with quickly, but because I want to avoid an unpredictable and nasty laceration.

Most often, the amniotic sac will break of its own accord, most often by the beginning of the second stage of labor.

At the beginning of the second stage of labor, Croft sent for Dr. John Sims, who arrived 7 hours later.

An attempt to match for the duration of the first and second stages of labour, the use of oxytocin, and the mode of delivery failed.

Obstetricians divide labor into three stages, and the researchers found that the fit mothers had shorter second stages of labor - 70 minutes, compared with 91 minutes.