Childbirth

The baby soon outgrows the energy requirements that the placenta (a bag in which the baby lives in, and which protects the baby) previously met, and is time to be conceived by the mother. There are three main stages of birth process.

Stage 1 - Between 1 and 8 Hours (depending on the case)

At first there is a release of oxytocin, a hormone that instructs the mother’s body that the food supply for the baby can no longer be met. This brings about contractions in the mother, and softens the tissue of the cervix where the baby will pass through in the future.

The water then breaks, caused by the pressure of the contractions, the amniotic fluid which once surrounded the fetus is released, and the placenta breaks.

Stage 2 - Delivering the Baby - 30+ Minutes

This is where the baby is pushed down the cervix through the vagina, out to the world. This is the hardest stage of labor, and it involves the mother 'pushing' with the contractions to force the baby out. This is a natural behavioral response in the mother due to the pain involved in getting the baby out. In some cases C-section is preformed if the mother cannot undergo a natural childbirth.

Stage 3 - Afterbirth

This is where the placenta is expelled after the newly born baby, as it is no longer required in the body and has served its function. The newly born baby must survive in the open world with its parents there to help him/her learn, grow up healthily, and survive…