To cite this page: âAmish Population by State/Province, 2016.â Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College. http://groups.etown.edu/amishstudies/statistics/population-by-state/.
During a first-time birth, a first labor lasts 16 hours on average, however, this can vary tremendously. Labor can be divided into three stages. Stage one, where the cervix dilates, is subdivided into three phases, early, active and transition.
A. Good news! Though the average labor for first-time moms lasts about 12 to 14 hours, and 20 hours wouldn't be unusual, subsequent babies are often born in half that time.hough the average labor for first-time moms lasts about 12 to 14 hours, and 20 hours wouldn't be unusual, subsequent babies are often born in half that time.