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This is called labour - There are three stages of labour.
First stage - You will have contractions which can be minutes apart. A plug of mucus is passed from your vagina, this is called a show. Your waters break (either on their own or done by the midwife if they don't break on their own, this is called artificial rupture of the membranes), the cervix begins to dilate. (A fully dilated cervix would be 10cm dialated) and you have contractions
Second stage - The part where the baby is born. When the head is visible at the vagina, this is called crowning, you will feel a stinging/burning sensation when this is happening (also known as the ring of fire), the area between the vagina and anus, called the perineum may either tear or it has to be cut (this is called an episiotomy), delivery follows by the head, then the shoulders emerge and the rest of the baby is born. Sometimes babies are not always born head first, they can be born breech (which means bum or feet first) and other positions of the baby can be tranverse (baby lies across).
Some women need help to deliver their baby (this is called an assisted delivery), which can be done by
* Forceps (where metal tongs, resembling salad servers) are used to deliver the head. You will also need an episiotomy for this.
* Vacuum (ventouse) - where the baby is sucked out with a suction device.
* Trial of forceps - This means they will try a forceps delivery. If this is unsuccessful, they will switch to a caesarean section.
* Caesarean section - Where the baby is born via a cut in the mother's abdomen. The incision is mainly made across in the lower abdomen, where the bikini line is, but sometimes, less commonly the old fashioned vertical incision is done.
Third stage - The placenta is delivered
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