viernes, 2 de diciembre de 2011

STAGES OF LABOUR

The process of giving birth is called labour.


The involuntary muscles produce contractions in the uterus. The sac containing the foetus breaks. The liquid around the foetus is expelled.

There are three stages of labour:

-Dilation: the opening of the vagina dilates so that the baby can come out.

-Birth: the baby leaves the mother´s body.

-Afterbirth: the placenta is expelled.

If labour is difficult or dangerous for the mother or the baby, doctors perform a caesarean section to take the baby from the mother´s uterus.

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