Okay, I have a question about child birth. How dilated (I think that's the right word) would a woman normally be when they start telling her to push?

How dilated would she be when they get the doctor?

Oh, and how far apart would labor pains be during her final stages of labor? For example, if when she arrived at the hospital, her pains were... (x number of minutes apart) would that tell the nurses that she was going to give birth any minute?

Thanks,

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