Obstetrics & gynaecology

Research suggests poor childbirth experiences reduce birth rate

In her doctoral thesis, Johanna Joensuu, MSc, investigated the childbirth experiences of those who gave birth in the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) from 2012 to 2018. According to the study, childbirth experiences ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Postpartum women face high burden of medical debt

Postpartum women experience higher levels of medical debt than other women, according to a study published online May 18 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Health

What is pelvic floor therapy?

Pelvic floor issues can occur among both men and women, but non-invasive strengthening therapy is available for people experiencing these issues. A Baylor College of Medicine urologist explains the importance of pelvic floor ...

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Childbirth

Childbirth (also called labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with birth of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus. The process of normal human childbirth is categorized in three stages of labour: the shortening and dilation of the cervix, descent and birth of the infant, and birth of the placenta.. In some cases, childbirth is achieved through caesarean section, the removal of the neonate through a surgical incision in the abdomen, rather than through vaginal birth.

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