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There is no official pre-labour stage. The first stage of labour is the latent phase of stage 1. This patient's cervix has dilated by 4cm, meaning she has passed this stage.
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e
Pre-labour
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Stage 3 describes the time from delivery of the foetus to when the placenta and membranes are delivered. As this woman is still dilating, this is incorrect.
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d
Stage 3
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Stage 2 describes the time from full dilation of the cervix to delivery of the foetus. As this woman is not yet fully dilated, this is incorrect.
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c
Stage 2
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This woman has passed the latent phase as her cervix is dilated by greater than 3cm.
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b
Latent phase of stage 1
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Stage 1 of labour describes the time from the onset of labour to when the cervix is fully dilated. It lasts between 10-16 hours in a normal primigravida patient. It is split into a latent phase and active phase. The latent phase is for 0-3cm of cervical dilation, and the active is for 3-10cm of dilation.
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a
Active phase of stage 1
Concept
Chapter
2693
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Labour
Topic
175
Reproductive Physiology
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A 25-year-old primigravida at 39 weeks of gestation presents to the labour ward with regular contractions that have been present for the past 2 hours. She reports discomfort in her lower back and lower abdomen, and her cervix is found to be 4 cm dilated.

Which of the following stages of labour best describes this patient's current clinical condition?
a