The Three Stages Of Birth
Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring.
The three stages of birth are:the dilation stage, the expulsion stage, and the placental stage.
Dilation stage: begins at the onset of true labor contractions lasts about 12 to 24 hours. Contractions begin about 15-20 minutes. The cervix dilates to about 4 inches and the baby can move from the uterus to the birth canal.
Expulsion stage: between 45 minutes to an hour. Occurs when the cervix is completely dilated and the baby moves through the cervix and the birth canal.Contractions come every minute.After the baby is born.
Placental stage: lasts only minutes. occurs after baby is born and is when the uterine contractions break the placenta free of the endometrium and deliver it out of the body, also know as afterbirth. …show more content…
Choose a person you like to stay with you and the person you want to cat the cord. Hold your baby skin to skin immediately after delivery.Choose to breastfeed or formula. Many strategies can help a woman like doulas before, during and after her pregnancy.
Doula recognizes birth as a key life experience the mother will remember all her life.
Understand the psychology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor.
Assists the woman in preparing for and carrying out her plans for birth
Stay with the woman throughout the labor.
Provides emotional support, physical comfort measures and an objective viewpoint, as well as helping the woman get the information she needs to make informed decision.
Facilitates communication between the laboring woman,her partner and her clinical care
The three stages of birth are:the dilation stage, the expulsion stage, and the placental stage.
Dilation stage: begins at the onset of true labor contractions lasts about 12 to 24 hours. Contractions begin about 15-20 minutes. The cervix dilates to about 4 inches and the baby can move from the uterus to the birth canal.
Expulsion stage: between 45 minutes to an hour. Occurs when the cervix is completely dilated and the baby moves through the cervix and the birth canal.Contractions come every minute.After the baby is born.
Placental stage: lasts only minutes. occurs after baby is born and is when the uterine contractions break the placenta free of the endometrium and deliver it out of the body, also know as afterbirth. …show more content…
Choose a person you like to stay with you and the person you want to cat the cord. Hold your baby skin to skin immediately after delivery.Choose to breastfeed or formula. Many strategies can help a woman like doulas before, during and after her pregnancy.
Doula recognizes birth as a key life experience the mother will remember all her life.
Understand the psychology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor.
Assists the woman in preparing for and carrying out her plans for birth
Stay with the woman throughout the labor.
Provides emotional support, physical comfort measures and an objective viewpoint, as well as helping the woman get the information she needs to make informed decision.
Facilitates communication between the laboring woman,her partner and her clinical care