Vaginal delivery

A vaginal delivery is the giving birth to offspring[1] (babies in humans) alive in mammals through the vagina, also called birth canal[2]. It is the natural method of birth for all mammals except monotremes, which lay eggs into the external environment. The average length of a hospital stay for a normal vaginal delivery is 36–48 hours or with an episiotomy (a surgical cut to widen the vaginal canal) 48–60 hours, whereas a C-section is 72–108 hours.

Sequence of images showing the stages of a normal vaginal delivery.
Sequence of images showing stages of an instrumental vaginal delivery.

See also

References
  1. "Offspring dictionary definition | offspring defined". www.yourdictionary.com. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  2. "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms". National Cancer Institute. 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2019-12-02.


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