A Cesarean section (C-section) is surgery to deliver a baby. The baby is taken out through the mother’s abdomen. In the United States, about one in four women have their babies this way. Most C-sections are done when unexpected problems happen during delivery. These include Health problems in the mother The position of the baby Not enough... »

Bai BC, Park CM, Kwak HM, Whang YW. Korean Association for Voluntary Sterilization, Seoul. Abstract Three hundred and sixty-one women were provided government-funded sterilization reversal services with the technique of microsurgery. A large majority of reasons (89.8%) for requesting reversal surgery was a loss of children, and the mean interval between sterilization and reversal was 28.7 months. Two hundred and... »

Obstetrics is the study of the reproductive process within the female body, including fertilization, pregnancy and childbirth. Contents Basic obstetric terms Complications of pregnancy and childbirth See also Basic obstetric terms amniocentesis amnion, amniotic sac amniotic fluid antenatal care, prenatal care breastfeeding cervix childbirth chorionic villus sampling contraception embryo embryology fallopian tube fetus gestation gynecology hormone identical twin In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) labor, labour – see childbirth lactation Lamaze live birth menstrual cycle midwifery mother natural childbirth navel ovary ovum or egg oxytocin or pitocin pediatrics pelvic bone width placenta pregnancy sterilization twin ultrasound umbilical cord umbilicus – see navel uterus or womb vagina womb – see uterus Complications of... »

Obstetrics (from the Latin obstare, “to stand by”) is the surgical specialty dealing with the care of women and their children during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal. Midwifery is the non-surgical equivalent. Veterinary obstetrics is the same concept for veterinary medicine. Antenatal care In obstetric practice, an obstetrician or midwife sees a pregnant woman on a regular basis to check the progress of the pregnancy,... »

Placenta – During pregnancy, a temporary organ joining the mother and fetus. The placenta transfers oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the fetus, and permits the release of carbon dioxide and waste products from the fetus. The placenta is expelled during the birth process with the fetal membranes. Source: womenshealth.gov, U.S. Department of Health... »

Ovulation - the release of a single egg from a follicle that developed in the ovary. It usually occurs regularly, around day 14 of a 28-day menstrual cycle. Source: womanshealth.gov, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – http://www.womenshealth.gov/glossary/#ovulation »