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In the second stage of labor, your cervix is fully dilated and ready for childbirth. This stage is the most work for you because your provider wants you to start pushing your baby out. This stage can be as short as 20 minutes or as long as a few hours. It may be longer for first-time moms or if you’ve had an epidural. An epidural is pain medicine you get through a tube in your lower back that helps numb your lower body during labor. It's the most common kind of pain relief used during labor. The second stage ends when your baby is born.

During the second stage of labor:

Your contractions may slow down to come every 2 to 5 minutes apart. They last about 60 to 90 seconds.
You may get an episiotomy. This is a small cut made at the opening of the vagina to help let the baby out. Most women don't need an episiotomy.
Your baby’s head begins to show. This is called crowning.
Your provider guides your baby out of the birth canal. She may use special tools, like forceps or suction, to help your baby out.
Your baby is born, and the umbilical cord is cut. Instructions about who’s cutting the umbilical cord are in your birth plan.
What you can do:

Find a position that is comfortable for you. You can squat, sit, kneel or lie back.
Push during contractions and rest between them. Push when you feel the urge or when your provider tells you.
If you’re uncomfortable or pushing has stopped, try a new position.
1. What happens during the second stage of labor?
In the second stage of labor, your cervix is fully dilated and ready for childbirth. This stage is the most work for you because your provider wants you to start pushing your baby out. This stage can be as short as 20 minutes or as long as a few hours. It may be longer for first-time moms or if you’ve had an epidural. An epidural is pain medicine you get through a tube in your lower back that helps numb your lower body during labor. It's the most common kind of pain relief used during labor. The second stage ends when your baby is born.
2. What is the best position to be in during the second stage of labor?
Find a position that is comfortable for you. You can squat, sit, kneel or lie back.
3. How long are contractions during the second stage of labor?
Your contractions may slow down to come every 2 to 5 minutes apart. They last about 60 to 90 seconds.
4. What is an episiotomy?
You may get an episiotomy. This is a small cut made at the opening of the vagina to help let the baby out. Most women don't need an episiotomy.
5. What happens when my baby is crowning?
Crowing is the term medical professionals use when your baby's head begins to show.
6. How does the baby exit the birth canal?
Your provider guides your baby out of the birth canal. She may use special tools, like forceps or suction, to help your baby out.
7. How does the second stage of labor end?
Your baby is born, and the umbilical cord is cut. Instructions about who’s cutting the umbilical cord are in your birth plan.