Obstetrical_deliveryWordNet Explorer

the act of delivering a child

something that people do or cause to happen

the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first

the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)

delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries

assisting women at childbirth