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Birth is the biological process by which a mother's body expels a developed offspring into the world, triggered by hormones that make the uterus contract. It matters because it's how mammals, including humans, transition from developing inside the mother to being able to breathe and feed independently.
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Research
526,509 papers- Out-of-Hospital Birth.ReviewAmerican family physician · 2021Lang G, Farnell EA 4th, Quinlan JD
- Birth plans: definitions, content, effects, and best practices.ReviewAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2023Ghahremani T, Bailey K, Whittington J et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.12.011
- Position for labor and birth: State of knowledge and biomechanical perspectives.ReviewEuropean journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology · 2017Desseauve D, Fradet L, Lacouture P et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.11.006
- Effect of maternal birth positions on duration of second stage of labor: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Berta M, Lindgren H, Christensson K et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12884-019-2620-0