**6. Management of vaginal delivery**

In order to manage normal vaginal delivery, many obstetric facilities tend to use a common labor suit, delivery, recovery and postpartum room. This is to allow the mother, the care giver and the neonate to remain in the same room throughout their stay. This makes it less costly. Some health facilities use a labor room and separate delivery suite, to which the mother is transferred when time for delivery comes. Usually, the mother's partner or any other support person is allowed in to give accompany to the mother [13]. In the delivery room, the perineum is washed and draped, and the neonate is delivered. After delivery, the woman may remain there or be transferred to a postpartum unit or section.

In managing normal vaginal delivery, the doctor or midwife must be well acquainted with the steps in conducting vaginal delivery [14]. See diagrammatic illustrations 1 and 2 below (**Figure 1**).

**Figure 1.** *Stages of vaginal delivery [15].*
