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.
Report Abuse. Labor can vary widely in length. The 'average' for a first time mother is about 18 hours, but can be as short as 2-3 hours, or go for several days. (Though a 'several day' labor would usually involve many hours of very early labor/prelabor, and still only a few hours of active labor.) Second and subsequent labors are usually shorter ... 6-10 hours or so. (But again, can be VERY short or very long.). Pippin Â· 5 years ago.