Phenomena and Processes

Second Labor Stage

The period of OBSTETRIC LABOR that is from the complete dilatation of the CERVIX UTERI to the expulsion of the FETUS.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The period of OBSTETRIC LABOR that is from the complete dilatation of the CERVIX UTERI to the expulsion of the FETUS.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Labor Stage, Second
  • Labor, Second Stage
  • Labor Stages, Second
  • Second Labor Stages
  • Second Stage Labor
  • Stage, Second Labor
  • Stages, Second Labor

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Aspects Covered

11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, drug effects, ethnology, genetics, immunology, metabolism, physiology, psychology, radiation effects, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

human only; check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY

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History Note

91(77); was see under LABOR 1977-90; was LABOR, SECOND STAGE see under LABOR 1975-76

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Tree Number

  1. G08.686.784w.769w.326.500.090

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Second Labor Stage. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007748. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007748
  2. Second Labor Stage. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67304175