Childbirth
Childbirth, also known as labour and delivery, is the ending of pregnancy where one or more babies leaves the uterus by passing through naturally or by Caesarean section.[5] In 2015, there were about 135 million births globally.[4]
| Childbirth | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Labour and delivery, labor and delivery, partus, giving birth, parturition, birth, confinement[1][2] |
| File:Postpartum baby2.jpg | |
| Newborn baby and mother | |
| Complications | Obstructed labour, postpartum bleeding, eclampsia, postpartum infection, birth asphyxia, neonatal hypothermia[3] |
| Causes | Pregnancy |
| Prevention | Birth control, abortion |
| Frequency | 135 million (2015)[4] |
| Deaths | 500,000 maternal deaths a year |
About 15 million were born before 37 weeks of gestation,[6] while between 3 and 12 percent were born after 42 weeks.[7]
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