Procedures used around labor and delivery, including external cephalic version, vacuum extraction, obstetrical forceps and forceps delivery, induction of labor, pain management during childbirth and selective reduction in multiple pregnancy. An entry belongs here when its own source describes a procedure that helps or manages birth. It excludes care of the baby after delivery. Each member is a reproductive and fertility treatment entry that the atlas covers as a subject in its own right, placed here on what its cited article says it is and how it is used, never on its name alone.
Childbirth and Obstetric Procedures
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External cephalic version (Wikipedia)
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External cephalic version (ECV) is a process by which a breech baby can sometimes be turned from buttocks or foot first to head first.
Vacuum extraction (Wikipedia)
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Vacuum extraction (VE), also known as ventouse (French for suction cup), is a method to assist delivery of a baby using a vacuum device.
Obstetrical forceps (Wikipedia)
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Obstetrical forceps are a medical instrument used in childbirth.
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Obstetrical forceps are a medical instrument used in childbirth.
View the SourcePain management during childbirth (Wikipedia)
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Pain management during childbirth is the partial treatment and a way of reducing any pain that a woman may experience during labor and delivery.
Labor induction (Wikipedia)
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Labor induction is the procedure where a medical professional starts the process of labor (giving birth) instead of letting it start on its own.
Selective reduction (Wikipedia)
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Selective reduction is the practice of reducing the number of fetuses in a multiple pregnancy, such as quadruplets, to a twin or singleton pregnancy.
Antenatal steroid (Wikipedia)
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Antenatal steroids, also known as antenatal corticosteroids, are medications administered to pregnant women expecting a preterm birth.
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