January 07, 2014

Duration of labour

Time of normal labour -

In primigravidae :  12 - 14 hours
In multigravidae :   6 - 8 hours


Duration of stages (labour has 3 stages) -

1st stage -  Average duration 12 hours in primigravidae &
                                              6 hours in multigravidae.

2nd stage - Average duration 2 hours in primigravidae &
                                             30 min in multigravidae.

3rd stage -  Average duration 15 min in both primigravidae and multigravidae.

For more about stages of labour go to following page -
http://pregnancyandlabour.blogspot.in/2014/01/stages-of-labour.html

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