Episode 128 - The Phases and Stages of Labor

Finding Your Village

In today’s episode, we are talking about the phases and stages of labor.

What do I mean by phases and stages? There are four main stages of labor, these are the big catagories. Then within the first STAGE of labor, there are 3 phases within that.

So I’ll start with an overview of the four main stages, then I’ll go into detail for each one.

• The first stage of labor is what most people think of when they of a person being in labor. It’s when a birthing person’s cervix dilates to 10 centimeters.
• The second stage of labor is the pushing phase.
• The third stage of labor is the delivery of the placenta, or what I call the most forgotten part of labor.
• The fourth and final stage of labor is called involution. This is when the uterus contracts back down to its pre-pregnancy size and this is the longest stage of labor as it takes about 6 weeks.
• Three phases of the first stage of labor:
  • Phase 1: early labor
  • Phase 2: active labor
  • Phase 3: transition

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