Birth: Eight Women's Stories (1993)

THE 21ST MEDTV. on Instagram: "Crowning is the final and most intense part of the second stage of labour, when the baby’s head stretches the vaginal opening so widely that it becomes fully visible and no longer slips back between contractions. This is when many mothers feel the famous “ring of fire,” caused by stretching of the perineal tissues and pressure on surrounding nerves. At this stage, the body is working under the influence of important hormones. Oxytocin keeps the uterus contracting r