However, the contractions were not as intensely painful as in previous births, which is why I did not think I was in the advanced labor stage yet. (chabad.org)
Birth Outside the Box ™: Online Childbirth Classes Birth Plan Template Labor Stages Early Stage of Labor Active Labor Transition Pushing Stage Delivery of the Placenta (natural-parenting-advice.com)
Class 2 — Labor Stage II Relaxation / Massage Comfort Measures Pushing positions Variations of labor Packing for labor & birth (valleymidwives.com)