After your baby is born, you'll likely feel a great sense of relief. You might hold the baby in your arms or on your abdomen. Cherish the moment.
But a lot is still happening. During the third stage of labor, you will deliver the placenta. How long it lasts: The placenta is typically delivered in five to 30 minutes, but the process can last as long as an hour. What you can do: Relax! By now your focus has likely shifted to your baby. You might be oblivious to what's going on around you. If you'd like, try breast-feeding your baby. You'll continue to have mild contractions. They'll be close together and less painful. You'll be asked to push one more time to deliver the placenta.
You might be given medication before or after the placenta is delivered to encourage uterine contractions and minimize bleeding. Your health care provider will examine the placenta to make sure it's intact. Any remaining fragments must be removed from the uterus to prevent bleeding and infection. If you're interested, ask to see the placenta. After you deliver the placenta, your uterus will continue to contract to help it return to its normal size.
Your health care provider will also determine whether you need stitches or repair of any tears of your vaginal region. If you don't have anesthesia, you'll receive an injection of local anesthetic in the area to be stitched. Savor this special time with your baby. Your preparation, pain and effort have paid off. Revel in the miracle of birth. There is a problem with information submitted for this request. Sign up for free, and stay up-to-date on research advancements, health tips and current health topics, like COVID, plus expert advice on managing your health.
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The cervix is simply the bottom opening of the uterus drawing up and opening wider to make room for the baby. A woman is considered to be in the active stage of labor once the cervix dilates to around 5 to 6 cm and contractions begin to get longer, stronger, and closer together. The active stage of labor is characterized more by the rate of regular cervical dilation per hour.
Your doctor will expect to see your cervix opening at a more regular rate during this stage. The active stage of labor can range from a woman dilating anywhere from 0. Mothers who have delivered a baby before tend to move more quickly through labor.
Some women will simply progress more quickly than others. A woman may reach full cervical dilation, but the baby may still need time to move down the birth canal fully to be ready for birth. The second stage ends after the baby is delivered.
It can last anywhere from minutes to hours. Women may deliver with only a few hard pushes, or push for an hour or more. Pushing occurs only with contractions, and the mother is encouraged to rest between them. At this point, the ideal frequency of contractions will be about 2 to 3 minutes apart, lasting 60 to 90 seconds. As the baby's head drops down into the pelvis, it pushes against the cervix. This causes the cervix to relax and thin out , or efface. During pregnancy, your cervix has been closed and protected by a plug of mucus.
When the cervix effaces, the mucus plug comes loose and passes out of the vagina. The mucus may be tinged with blood. Passing the mucus plug is called "show" or " bloody show. But you might not. Effacement is described as a percentage. After the cervix begins to efface, it will also start to open.
This is called cervical dilatation. Cervical dilatation is described in centimeters from 0 to
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