Stages of labor and birth

This section of You are Mom will provide all the information you need about the stages of labor and then birth: dilation, water breaking, passing of the mucus plug, contractions, pain, and delivery. Find the answers to your questions here.

How to Know if Your Water Broke? 8 Clues
Stages of labor and birthHow to Know if Your Water Broke? 8 Clues

Pregnancy is a stage full of new experiences, as well as concerns about what will happen next and how the…

Anatomical and Physiological Changes During Labor
Stages of labor and birthAnatomical and Physiological Changes During Labor

Childbirth is the final stage of gestation, in which the woman gives birth to her baby and expels the placenta…

Cesarean Sections Continue to Rise, According to the WHO
Stages of labor and birthCesarean Sections Continue to Rise, According to the WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has shown an increase in the number of Cesarean sections in developed and developing countries.…

Low Belly in Pregnancy: What Does It Mean?
Stages of labor and birthLow Belly in Pregnancy: What Does It Mean?

All families talk often about the low belly in pregnancy when there's a pregnant woman in the conversation! It’s inevitable…

Labor Pain Management: What You Should Know
Stages of labor and birthLabor Pain Management: What You Should Know

Over the course of pregnancy, women experience different fears and concerns. And, by the end of pregnancy, labor and pain…

What Is External Cephalic Version?
Stages of labor and birthWhat Is External Cephalic Version?

Sometimes, at the end of the pregnancy, the fetus presents itself with the buttocks towards the mother's pelvis. This is…

The Stages of Childbirth: What You Should Know
Stages of labor and birthThe Stages of Childbirth: What You Should Know

Knowing what happens during the different stages of childbirth is important for future moms. It will help them better cope…