Painted on DIY paint sample’s this series of drawings depicts the second active stage of labour as the cervix opens. The drawings depict the mothers torso, the safety pin motif occurs as a metaphorical substitute of the baby and gestural splashes of bodily fluids can be seen. The icon of the mother sits against repetitive patterned background’s that denote the passage of time, this visual devise is also reminiscent of the patterned grounds in “Mince Her” and “Patient“.