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MSDMERCK MANUALConsumer Version
HEALTH TOPICSHEALTHY LIVINGSYMPTOMSEMERGENCIESDRUG INFORESOURCESCOMMENTARYABOUT US
HEALTH TOPICSHEALTHY LIVINGSYMPTOMSEMERGENCIESDRUG INFORESOURCESCOMMENTARY
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Labor and Delivery
  • Overview of Labor and Delivery
  • Labor
    • Start of labor
    • Admission to a hospital or birthing center
  • Vaginal Birth
    • Birth of the baby
    • Delivery of the placenta
    • After birth
  • Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring During Labor and Delivery
    • Types of Fetal Heart Monitoring
  • Pain Relief for Labor and Delivery
    • Natural childbirth
  • Induction of Labor
    • More Information
  • Labor That Progresses Too Slowly
  • Operative Vaginal Delivery
  • Cesarean Delivery
    • More Information
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