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What are the stages of labor?

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Onset of labor, the first stage, is heralded by contractions of the uterus. In the second stage of labor the baby passes through the birth canal, most commonly head first, and is born. The third stage of labor, which occurs about 15 to 30 minutes after the child is born, is characterized by the separation of the placenta from the uterine wall and its expulsion.

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