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== Stage 1==

== Stage 1==

* [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_- Anatomy & Physiology#Structure|Uterine myometrium]] contracts,pushing the foetus towards the birth canal.

* [[Uterus - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure|Uterine myometrium]] contracts,pushing the foetus towards the birth canal.

* [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Cervix_- Anatomy & Physiology|Cervix]] is relaxed.

* [[Cervix - Anatomy & Physiology|Cervix]] is relaxed.

* Lasts 2-6 hours.

* Lasts 2-6 hours.

* Female will appear restless, urinate and defecate repeatedly. She will also seek isolation from the group.

* Female will appear restless, urinate and defecate repeatedly. She will also seek isolation from the group.

== Stage 3 ==

== Stage 3 ==

* Delivery of the [[Gestation_-Placenta_- Anatomy & Physiology|placenta]] should occur within 2 hours.

* Delivery of the [[Placenta - Anatomy & Physiology|placenta]] should occur within 2 hours.

* If delivery of the [[Gestation_-Placenta_- Anatomy & Physiology|placenta]] exceeds 6 hours, this is considered abnormal.

* If delivery of the [[Placenta - Anatomy & Physiology|placenta]] exceeds 6 hours, this is considered abnormal.

* If the [[Gestation_-Placenta_- Anatomy & Physiology|placenta]] does not pass within 24 hours, veterinary intervention is required.

* If the [[Placenta - Anatomy & Physiology|placenta]] does not pass within 24 hours, veterinary intervention is required.

=== Placenta ===

=== Placenta ===

* Occasionally it is reversed.

* Occasionally it is reversed.

** Whitish in colour with a smooth surface.

** Whitish in colour with a smooth surface.

* Crescent shaped with the pattern of both [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_- Anatomy & Physiology|uterine horns]] visible.

* Crescent shaped with the pattern of both [[Uterus - Anatomy & Physiology|uterine horns]] visible.

[[Category:Camelid Reproduction]]

[[Category:Camelid Reproduction]]