A collection of articles from Midwifery Today magazine on the second stage of labor. Contributors include Michel Odent, Carol Gautschi and Cornelia Enning. Table of Contents: Chapter 1: “Understanding Stages of Labour after the Paradigm Shift†by Michel Odent Chapter 2: “An Overview of Upright Positions during Second Stage Labor†by Jeri Layer Chapter 3: “Second Stage Evolution†by Elizabeth Allemann Chapter 4: “Why Wait until Second Stage?†by Carol Gray Chapter 5: “Allowing Birth to Be Birth†by Kristi Zittle Chapter 6: “Getting Pushy†by Alison Bastien Chapter 7: “Midwifing Second Stage†by Sister MorningStar Chapter 8: “Redefining Normal†by Elizabeth Perry Chapter 9: “Supporting Motherbaby in Second Stage Waterbirth†by Cornelia Enning Chapter 10: “Getting to Second Stage†by Carol Gautschi