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STAGES OF LABOR
4
Stages
Latent Active Latent Active of Labor
I II I II
Start of regular 10 cm dilation Delivery of the fetus Delivery of the placenta 2 hours after delivery
contractions
1.
Engagement
7
2.
Descent
Cardinal Mechanisms of Labor
3.
Flexion
4.
Internal rotation
5.
Extension
6.
External rotation
7.
Expulsion
Side view
Bottom view
NOTES