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Universidad Tecnica de Machala Faculty of Chemistry and Health Sciences
Universidad Tecnica de Machala Faculty of Chemistry and Health Sciences
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 FIRST STAGE: ACTIVE PHASE
The cervix, or the opening to the uterus, when the fetus were the baby is ready to go out
begins to soften; efface, or thin out; and Contractions get stronger, last longer, and occur more
dilate, or open. often.
Usually a woman's water breaks during the The cervix continues to open wider, to about 10
first stage of labor. centimeters.
this particular cervix is now three centimeters Then, pushing can start.
dilated. I am now drawing the cervix looking In the second stage of labor, the child is born.
at it from the front A health care provider usually encourages the woman
to “push” to help the baby move down the vagina.