Question

Julie and adam learned in their prenatal classes that the first stage of the birth process is the longest, and for julie, who is having her first child, it will generally last about _____ hours.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: 12 to 14

At the first time of giving birth, the pathways that would be passed by the baby during child birth is still haven't been stretched. Because of this, women typically need longer time during the first childbrth and things would comparably got easer for the next childbirth. (It's still extremely painful, but not as much as the first one)

Answer 2

The answer is "12-14 hours".

The first stage of labor and birth happens when you start to feel normal contractions, which cause the cervix to open (expand) and mollify, abbreviate and thin (destruction). This enables the infant to move into the birth channel. The primary stage is the longest of the three phases. It's really separated into two periods of its own — early work (dormant stage) and dynamic work.