5.2  Help the mother and baby have a safe birth

Continue to check the mother’s vital signs as you have been doing during the first stage of labour.

A health worker checks the fetal heartbeat during the second stage of labour.
Figure 5.5  Checking the fetal heartbeat during the second stage of labour.

5.1.2  How does the baby move through the birth canal?

5.2.1  Check the baby’s heart beat