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Outline the Birth stages and the role of hormones involved.
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Outline the Birth stages and the role of hormones involved. There are four stages to giving birth, the longest being the first one. The first stage consists of three sub stages, called: latent, transition and active phase. Before any pain actually comes through from the contraction, the baby's head slides further in to the mother's pelvis, this process is slow and is called "lightening". It is very hard to notice physically and may vary in time for it to complete. At a certain point mucous is leased with blood (in the vaginal area). This is a signal that the cervix is beginning to dilate. It is there as a barrier to protect the vagina from any foreign bodies. This blood tinged mucous can come out either slowly or all at once, if it comes slowly then it is not noticeable as there is already a late pregnancy vaginal discharge....
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