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Childbirth

When you are ready to have your baby, you'll go through labor. Labor is the process of giving birth. Signs that you might be going into labor include:

  • Contractions that are regular then start to come closer together
  • Leaking fluid or bleeding from the vagina
  • Low, dull backache
  • Abdominal cramps

Call your health care provider if you have any of these signs, even if it is before your due date. Preterm labor can start before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy.

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  1. Childbirth (National Library of Medicine)  
    When you are ready to have your baby, you'll go through labor. Labor is the process of giving birth. Signs that you might be going into labor include: Contractions ...
  2. Childbirth Problems (National Library of Medicine)  
    Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery. Usually everything ... baby, or both. Some of the more common childbirth problems include: Preterm (premature) labor, when your labor ...
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  4. Postpartum Depression (National Library of Medicine)  
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  7. Pelvic Floor Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... be injured. The main causes are pregnancy and childbirth. Other causes include being overweight, radiation treatment, surgery, ...
  8. Emergency measures are indicated when childbirth is imminent and no health care professional is present. Indications of late labor include rupturing of the amniotic sac, dilation of ...
  9. Emergency measures are indicated when childbirth is imminent and no health care professional is present. Indications of late labor include rupturing of the amniotic sac, dilation of ...
  10. Pregnancy and Childbirth with Neuromuscular Disease (Muscular Dystrophy Association) - PDF  
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