Chapter 36, Problem 25A

Summary Introduction

To write:

The difference between labor and placental stage and also how they are related to each other.

Introduction:

Childbirth is the stage where the fetus is finally delivered from the mother’s womb. This is the last stage of pregnancy.

Explanation of Solution

Childbirth is known as labor. Labor is the method of delivering an infant and placenta, membranes, and umbilical cord into the outer world from the uterus to the vagina.

Whereas the placental stage is the part of labor where it last from the time of delivery of the baby to the delivery of the placental and fetal membrane.

Labor and placental stages are related to each other as the placental stage is a part of the labor. The placental stage is also known as the third stage of labor.

Conclusion

Thus, in this way they are related to each other.