A vaginal delivery is the birth of offspring in mammals (babies in humans) through the vagina (also called the "birth canal"). It is the most common method...

Operative vaginal delivery, also known as assisted or instrumental vaginal delivery, is a vaginal delivery that is assisted by the use of forceps or a...

There are many issues which affect the decision for planned vaginal or planned abdominal delivery. There is a slightly higher risk for uterine rupture and...

an incision in the mother's abdomen. It is often performed because vaginal delivery would put the mother or child at risk. Reasons for the operation include...

parturition and delivery, is the completion of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean...

forceps. Vacuum delivery as a percentage of vaginal births vary depending on location. In the USA they comprise about 10% to 15% of vaginal births while...

opening, also known as the vaginal introitus. Possible causes include pelvic organ prolapse (POP), post-pregnancy and vaginal delivery and menopause. Consequences...

with previous caesarean deliveries have a risk of breech presentation at term twice that of women with previous vaginal deliveries. The highest possible...

may be exposed after vaginal delivery. The hymen is a thin layer of mucosal tissue that surrounds or partially covers the vaginal opening. The effects...

baby's head or spine. The Odón device has the potential to allow for vaginal delivery in complicated pregnancies in which common medical practice would have...

Vaginal discharge is a mixture of liquid, cells, and bacteria that lubricate and protect the vagina. This mixture is constantly produced by the cells...

Shoulder dystocia is when, after vaginal delivery of the head, the baby's anterior shoulder gets caught above the mother's pubic bone. Signs include retraction...

disability, as compared with planned vaginal delivery. In this study, 44% of the women planned for vaginal delivery still ended up having Cesarean section...

abruptions or those that occur near term, delivery may be recommended. If everything is stable, vaginal delivery may be tried, otherwise cesarean section...

women who have not had a vaginal delivery, the external opening is small and circular, and in women who have had a vaginal delivery, it is slit-like. On average...

of delivery (EDD), also known as expected date of confinement, and estimated due date or simply due date, is a term describing the estimated delivery date...

treatment are generally good. Rates of endometritis are about 2% following vaginal delivery, 10% following scheduled C-section, and 30% with rupture of membranes...

vaginal delivery is possible. RCOG recommends that the placenta should be at least 2 cm away from internal os for an attempted vaginal delivery. When a...

other factors, such as considerations of pain in vaginal delivery and the effects of childbirth on vaginal muscle tone. Until recently,[when?] an elective...

position of the fetal head. Possible delivery methods, if this is the case, are compound presentation, vaginal breech delivery, or caesarean section for breech...

pelvic floor occurs during a vaginal delivery. Approximately 85% of women have some perineal tear during a vaginal delivery and in about 69% suturing is...

previous delivery One point is subtracted from the total score for: Postdate/post-term pregnancy Nulliparity (no previous vaginal deliveries) PPROM; preterm...

has been found that infants born via vaginal delivery have microbiomes closely mirroring that of the mother's vaginal microbiome, whereas those born via...

The vaginal flora in pregnancy, or vaginal microbiota in pregnancy, is different from the vaginal flora (the population of microorganisms that resides...

with more than one head. Harma, M.; Oksuzier, C. (February 2005). "Vaginal delivery of dicephalic parapagus conjoined twins: case report and literature...

needed] Midwives are qualified to assist with a normal vaginal delivery while more complicated deliveries are handled by a health care provider who has had...

over 85% of women having a vaginal birth sustain some form of perineal trauma. A retrospective study of 8,603 vaginal deliveries in 1994 found a third-degree...

possibly bad-smelling vaginal discharge. It usually occurs after the first 24 hours and within the first ten days following delivery. The most common infection...

Retrieved December 23, 2011. Harma, M.; Oksuzier, C. (February 2005). "Vaginal delivery of dicephalic parapagus conjoined twins: case report and literature...

IVD may refer to: Induced vaginal delivery, a method of birth where labor is artificially induced Instantaneous voltage droop, a concern in power distribution...