UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA DE MACHALA

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY AND HEALTH SCIENCES

NURSING

TECHNICAL ENGLISH I

AUTONOMOUS TASK

STAGES OF LABOR
Student : Maria Jose Luzuriaga Sarango

Class: 5TH A

Machala, 2021
 FIRST STAGE: LATENT PHASE
 when labor Begins the cervix is actually being
 The cervix, or the opening to the uterus,
begins to soften; efface, or thin out; and
dilate, or open.
 Usually a woman's water breaks during the
 oxytocin will travel to the uterus via the blood and
first stage of labor.
SECOND STAGE
 The cervix, or the opening to the uterus,
begins to soften; efface, or thin out; and
dilate, or open.
 Usually a woman's water breaks during the
first stage of labor.
 this particular cervix is now three centimeters
dilated. I am now drawing the cervix looking
at it from the front
THIRD STAGE
FIRST STAGE: ACTIVE PHASE
stretched by the baby due to release of certain
factors the stretching of the cervix will actually send
signals to the brain
start stimulating uterine
SECOND STAGE
 when the fetus were the baby is ready to go out
 Contractions get stronger, last longer, and occur more
often.
 The cervix continues to open wider, to about 10
centimeters.
 Then, pushing can start.
 In the second stage of labor, the child is born.
 A health care provider usually encourages the woman
to “push” to help the baby move down the vagina.
 During pregnancy, the placenta supplies food
and oxygen to the fetus.
 Once the umbilical cord is cut, the placenta
has to come out.
 Contractions typically begin 5 to 10 minutes
after the baby's birth.
 During this time, the placenta detaches from
the uterus.
 A provider may encourage the woman to
“push” just as she did to deliver the baby.
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