Women expectation and responsibilities of midwives during second stage of labour
Introduction
The second stage of labor is regarded as the climax of the birth by the delivering woman, her partner, and the care provider. International health policy and programming have placed emphasis on the first stage of labor, including appropriate use of the partogram and identification of hypertension or sepsis, and have also focused on the third stage of labor with active management (AMTSL). More recently, a concerted effort to reduce perinatal losses has been made through dissemination of skills in neonatal resuscitation. However, the provision of skilled care and avoidance of complications during the second stage of labor have been relatively neglected. These guidelines are intended to strengthen policy and frameworks for care provision to enable providers to attend to women in the second stage of labor in line with current evidenceābased recommendations for practice to optimize outcomes for mother and baby.
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