Childbirth positions (or maternal birthing positions) are the physical postures that the pregnant mother may assume during the process of childbirth. They...

abdomen, as well as a common position for childbirth in Western nations. The lithotomy position involves the positioning of an individual's feet above or at...

Childbirth, also known as labour, parturition and delivery, is the completion of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the...

basic positions: This is the static form of crawling which is instinctive form of locomotion for very young children. It was a commonly used childbirth position...

Natural childbirth is childbirth without routine medical interventions, particularly anesthesia. Natural childbirth arose in opposition to the techno-medical...

The Bradley method of natural childbirth (also known as "husband-coached childbirth") is a method of natural childbirth developed in 1947 by Robert A...

The adoption of these alternative positions is also promoted by the natural childbirth movement. The squatting position gives a greater increase of pressure...

Unassisted childbirth (UC) refers to the process of intentionally giving birth without the assistance of a medical birth attendant. It may also be known...

in a live birth, a miscarriage, an induced abortion, or a stillbirth. Childbirth typically occurs around 40 weeks from the start of the last menstrual...

the position assumed by the fetus before the process of birth, as the fetus assumes various positions and postures during the course of childbirth. Depending...

the menstrual cycle. Uterine contractions are a vital part of natural childbirth, which occur during the process of labour and delivery, (typically this...

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doula's client) through a significant health-related experience, such as childbirth, miscarriage, induced abortion or stillbirth, as well as non-reproductive...

simply Lamaze, began as a prepared childbirth technique. As an alternative to medical intervention during childbirth, it was popularized in the 1950s by...

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WP, Elixhauser A (April 2014). "Complicating Conditions Associate With Childbirth, by Delivery Method and Payer, 2011". HCUP Statistical Brief (173). Rockville...

birthing in water as the safety has not been determined. Proponents believe childbirth in water results in a more relaxed, less painful experience that promotes...

assisted women in childbirth. A special term evolved in the English language around 1300 to name women who made assistance in childbirth their vocation –...

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ultrasonography. Adding the estimated gestational age at childbirth to the above time point. Childbirth on average occurs at a gestational age of 280 days (40...

a decision may be based upon a history of difficulties in a previous childbirth. However, it has been observed that evidence in this area is lacking and...

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ranked countries is over 750 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth, compared to a mother in the top ten ranked countries, and a mother in...

Bloomsbury. p. 2. Closely tied to the question of English legal scholars' positions on abortion was the issue of a dividing line or point to separate legal...

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Cervical consistency by provider assessment/judgement Cervical position Fetal station, the position of the top of the fetal head in relation to the pelvic bones...

tissue. Lochia discharge typically continues for four to eight weeks after childbirth, a time known as the postpartum period or puerperium. A 2016 review ties...

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The role of men in childbirth in the Western world has become more participatory than it was in the past. More Western women want their male partners to...

University of Illinois Simkin P, Whalley J, Keppler A (1991). Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn: The Complete Guide (Revised ed.). Meadowbook Press....