During the second stage of labor the vaginal opening stretches during contractions to allow the baby's head to:

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During the second stage of labor, the baby's head begins to move down the birth canal and eventually crowns or becomes visible at the opening of the vagina. This is made possible by the stretching and opening of the vaginal opening during contractions, allowing the baby's head to pass through. Dilate refers to the opening of the cervix, efface refers to the thinning of the cervix, and involution refers to the uterus returning to its pre-pregnancy size after birth. Abort means to terminate a pregnancy.

During the Second Stage of Labor the Vaginal Opening Stretches