expulsive stage of labor

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[ikspul′siv]

Etymology: L, expellere, to drive out, stare, stand, labor, work

the second stage of labor, during which the mother's uterine contractions are accompanied by a bearing-down reflex. It begins after full dilation of the cervix and continues to the complete birth of the infant.

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