Taber's Medical Dictionary
childbirth
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(chīld′bĭrth″ )
The act of giving birth to a child. In 2014, 3,985,924 babies were born in the U.S.
SYN: SEE: parturition SEE TABLE: Serious Complications of Childbirth; SEE: delivery; SEE: labor
Serious Complications of Childbirth
| The Mother | The Child |
| Maternal death | Fetal death |
| Maternal hemorrhage (with or without transfusion)* | Neonatal death |
| Genital injuries (including injuries to the uterus or its ligaments, vulva, perineum, bladder, bowel, or ureter)* | Birth trauma (including fractures, nerve plexus injuries) |
| Uterine dilation and curettage after delivery* | Intracranial bleeding |
| Peripartum infection* | Need for ventilatory assistance |
| Wound infection* | Low Apgar scores |
| Wound dehiscence | Sepsis |
| Medical complications (including bowel obstruction or ileus, respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, thrombophlebitis, or amniotic fluid embolism) | Necrotizing enterocolitis |
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(chīld′bĭrth″ )
The act of giving birth to a child. In 2014, 3,985,924 babies were born in the U.S.
SYN: SEE: parturition SEE TABLE: Serious Complications of Childbirth; SEE: delivery; SEE: labor
Serious Complications of Childbirth
| The Mother | The Child |
| Maternal death | Fetal death |
| Maternal hemorrhage (with or without transfusion)* | Neonatal death |
| Genital injuries (including injuries to the uterus or its ligaments, vulva, perineum, bladder, bowel, or ureter)* | Birth trauma (including fractures, nerve plexus injuries) |
| Uterine dilation and curettage after delivery* | Intracranial bleeding |
| Peripartum infection* | Need for ventilatory assistance |
| Wound infection* | Low Apgar scores |
| Wound dehiscence | Sepsis |
| Medical complications (including bowel obstruction or ileus, respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, thrombophlebitis, or amniotic fluid embolism) | Necrotizing enterocolitis |
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