Childbirth usually occurs in three stages: First stage: The time of the onset of true labor until the cervix is completely dilated to 10 cm. Second stage: The period after the cervix is dilated to 10 cm until the baby is delivered. Third stage: Delivery of the placenta. First Stage of Labor: The first stage of labor is the longest and involves three phases: Early Labor Phase –The time of the onset of labor until the cervix is dilated to 3 cm. Active Labor Phase – Continues from 3 cm. until the c

TRANSITION👉🏼This phase of labor is the moment just before your body starts spontaneously pushing your baby across your finish line. TRANSITION👉🏼is the most intense part of labor. Your uterus is rotating your baby through the tightest part of your pelvis to the bottom of the pelvis. TRANSITION👉🏼hormones are raging within to find that exact chemistry you need to become super woman and labor your baby across your finish line. The intense feels are wanting to give up or quit, hot, cold, shakin

Part 3: transition of labor! This is the LAST stage right before your baby is born, but it’s also the hardest phase! This is when you might feel like “you can’t do it.” You might throw up. All of this is super normal when going through transition. Pull out all the stops for this phase: do your J or transition breathing, frequent position changes (even if you have an epidural!), water therapy, vocalizing in low tones. Just remember this phase is usually THE SHORTEST. Mentally knowing that helped