Labour and Delivery

Question 1

At what gestation do labour and delivery normally occur?

Answer 1

Labour and delivery normally occur between 37 and 42 weeks gestation.

Question 2

How many stages of labour are there? And what are they?

Answer 2

There are three stages of labour:

First stage – from the onset of labour (true contractions) until 10cm cervical dilatation

Second stage – from 10cm cervical dilatation until delivery of the baby

Third stage – from delivery of the baby until delivery of the placenta