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.
Pregnancy lasts for an average of 40 weeks, however 37 to 42 weeks of pregnancy is considered as full term. After 42 weeks of pregnancy, usually a doctor or midwife will want labour to get going. When you've worked out your estimated due date, remember it's exactly that â an estimated date.