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  2. Childbirth - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms usually include a fever greater than 38.0 °C (100.4 °F), chills, lower abdominal pain, and possibly bad-smelling vaginal discharge. The infection usually occurs after the first 24 hours and within the first ten days following delivery.

  3. Vaginal delivery - Wikipedia

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    A spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) occurs when a pregnant woman goes into labor without the use of drugs or techniques to induce labor and delivers their baby without forceps, vacuum extraction, or a cesarean section. [1] An induced vaginal delivery is a delivery involving labor induction, where drugs or manual techniques are used to initiate ...

  4. Pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Signs are red plaques, papules, and itchiness around the belly button that then spreads all over the body except for the inside of hands and face. Ectopic pregnancy, including abdominal pregnancy, implantation of the embryo outside the uterus; Hyperemesis gravidarum, excessive nausea and vomiting that is more severe than normal morning sickness.

  5. Emergency childbirth - Wikipedia

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    The same principles of term emergency delivery apply to emergency delivery for a preterm fetus, though the baby will be at higher risk of other problems such as low birth weight, trouble breathing, and infections. The newborn will need additional medical care and monitoring after delivery and should be taken to a hospital providing neonatal ...

  6. Signs and symptoms of pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms of pregnancy are common, benign conditions that result from the changes to the body that occur during pregnancy. Signs and symptoms of pregnancy typically change as pregnancy progresses, although several symptoms may be present throughout. Depending on severity, common symptoms in pregnancy can develop into complications ...

  7. Prolonged labor - Wikipedia

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    A precise initial diagnosis of prolonged labor based on signs and symptoms is extremely important in applying proper precautionary treatment. [4] Oxytocin infusions upon an initial amniotomy is typically used to move normal labor back on track. [4] The application of oxytocin is only effective if administered on the basis of fetal distress. [4]

  8. Bloody show - Wikipedia

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    Bloody show or show is the passage of a small amount of blood or blood-tinged mucus through the vagina near the end of pregnancy.It is caused by thinning and dilation of the cervix, leading to detachment of the cervical mucus plug that seals the cervix during pregnancy and tearing of small cervical blood vessels, [1] and is one of the signs that labor may be imminent. [2]

  9. Postpartum infections - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms usually include a fever greater than 38.0 °C (100.4 °F), chills, lower abdominal pain, and possibly bad-smelling vaginal discharge. [1] It usually occurs after the first 24 hours and within the first ten days following delivery. [5]