The last nine months may have seemed to last forever, but now you're on the home stretch. This section explains what happens on the delivery day - and will help you anticipate the steps that make this day a genuinely remarkable and memorable event.
Labor Basics
 Cervical Changes During Labor Tool |
Approaches To Childbirth
Delivery
After Delivery
 Placenta Delivery animation |
Special Delivery Situations
Review Date:
2/20/2007
Reviewed By:
Douglas A. Levine, MD, Gynecology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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