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

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