Normal labour is defined as term pregnancy with spontaneous onset of labor, with a vertex fetal presentation, vaginal delivery and normal neonatal outcomes. Normal labor is a retrospective diagnosis. Usually the onset of labour is associated with painful uterine contractions palpated per abdomen, with progressive cervical dialatation with effacement. Rupture of the membranes are not essential for the diagnosis of onset of labour. Normal labour is divided into three phases. First phase starts from the first cervical dialatation upto the fullest dialatation of the cervix. Second phase is from the full dialatation of the cervix to the delivery of the fetus and third stage of labour is the time from the birth of the baby to the expulsion of the placenta and membranes.
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