In this feature, follow the stages of normal labor and delivery, and learn about potential problems that can arise as well as treatments used to cope with them.—Rima Chaddha Under normal ...

If it's starting out a little dilated or if it started out closed, you go through the early stages of labor, which is usually about 0 to 4 centimeters of dilation and then after that, you enter ...

Labor is an entire process with multiple stages. It begins with contractions and ends at childbirth. If you are to-be mother, you must know about the entire process for your information.

[Image modified from the original (Figure 1A) in Lizio, M. et. al. (2017). Systematic analysis of transcription start sites in avian development. PLOS Biology, 15(9), e2002887. doi:10.1371/journal ...