HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR SECOND STAGE OF LABOR
The second stage of labor starts when the cervix is completely open , at about 10 cm , and ends with birth of the baby. This stage usually lasts for about 45 minutes to two hours during a first labor and from 15 to 45 minutes in subsequent deliveries. The second stage is intense and during this time the contractions will become stronger , but may occur less frequently , occurring around every two to five minutes. At this point feel a sensation of fullness in vagina or bowel and have a strong urge to push. Many women find labor pains more bearable in the second stage since they can now actively work with the contractions and push their baby out. Other women find this a particularly hard part of labor because they start to feel exhaustion from the effort of prolonged pushing. When to push The baby will start to rotate his or her head and shoulders to enable these to descend through the pelvis to be born, and you feel the urge to bear down and push as this is happeni...