Labor and Delivery NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

quot;Labor" and "delivery" describe the process of childbirth. Contractions of the uterus and changes in the cervix (the opening of the uterus) prepare a woman's body to give birth. Then the baby is born, and the placenta follows. NICHD studies many aspects of labor and delivery: their basic biology, childbirth practices, and management of related problems. A separate topic covers preterm labor and birth.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and

Supporting Healthy Labor and Delivery

What are some common complications during labor and delivery

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and

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