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.
The average length of the active first stage of labour for a first baby is about eight hours (NCCWCH 2014) , but it could be shorter or longer. First babies generally take their time, but it's unlikely that the active first stage will be longer than 18 hours (NCCWCH 2014) .he pushing phase of labour (active second stage) shouldn't usually take more than three hours, or two hours if you've had a baby before (NCCWCH 2014) . Bear in mind that a quick labour isn't necessarily better either for you or your baby.