By this time the woman will be into the second stage of labour.

The second stage of labour may be delayed or lengthy due to:

"epidural anaesthesia and analgesia significantly slows the second stage of labour".

Complete expulsion of the baby signals the successful completion of the second stage of labour.

Drinking this tea in the months before delivery (but not before 30 weeks) can help shorten the second stage of labour (great!)

Ventouse is a vacuum device used to assist the delivery of a baby when the second stage of labour has not progressed adequately.

She had started the second stage of labour when they carried her into the Rotunda and hurried her away into the labour ward.

His name is associated with an obstetrical technique for the support of perineum during the second stage of labour known as the Ritgen-Hinterdammgriff maneuver.

An attempt to match for the duration of the first and second stages of labour, the use of oxytocin, and the mode of delivery failed.

Deaf mothers often said they did not understand descriptions of the advance of the baby during the second stage of labour and would have liked to see what was happening.

The consensus seems to be that while taking raspberry leaf tea should not be expected to bring the onset of labour forward, it might shorten the second stage of labour.

Epidural analgesia does increase the duration of the second stage of labour by 15 to 30 minutes and may increase the rate of instrument-assisted vaginal deliveries as well as that of oxytocin administration.

It includes two components: regular epidural to cover pain during first stage of labour and spinal injection of hyperbaric Tetracaine to cover pain during second stage of labour, pain from vaginal examinations and Foley catheter insertion.