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Childbirth

Childbirth, also known as labour (or labor in American English), parturition, and delivery, is the completion of pregnancy, where one or more fetuses exits the internal environment of the mother vaginally or via caesarean section and becomes a newborn to the world. In 2019, there were about 140.11 million human births globally. In developed countries, most births occur in hospitals, while in developing countries most are home births.

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Properties

Property Expected Type Description
Name Text Childbirth
Synonyms Text Labour and delivery, partus, giving birth, parturition, birth, confinement
Image Text Postpartum baby2.jpg
Caption Text neonate, vernix caseosa
Field Text Obstetrics, midwifery
Complications Text Obstructed labour, postpartum bleeding, eclampsia, postpartum infection, birth asphyxia, neonatal hypothermia
Types Text Vaginal delivery, C-section
Causes Text Pregnancy
Prevention Text Birth control, elective abortion
Frequency Text 135 million (2015)
Deaths Text maternal deaths