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Stage 1
Contractions come at regular intervals, increasing in strength, length and frequency. -
Transition
Transition finishes the work of the first stage. The cervix is fully dialated -
Stage 2
Contractions during the second stage push the baby through the pelvis as it starts to crown -
Head emerges
The head emerges firt and it changes shape to pass through better. -
The third stage
In the third stage the placenta emerges -
Cord Blood
The blood left behind the umbilical and placenta following birth