Childbirth is also called parturition. Three stages are involved in parturition, including dilation, expulsion, and placental. Each stage has a risk for complications. Parturition means childbirth.

As the spring calving season approaches, an increased understanding of the parturition process is helpful. The more we understand about the physiology of the process, the more likely we are to make ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

For decades, researchers have unsuccessfully sought to understand the mechanisms underlying the onset of parturition. The apparent variation in mechanisms between other mammals and humans has further ...

As a maternal-fetal immunologist at the Washington University School of Medicine, Nardhy Gómez-López investigates the immunobiological pathways that underlie pregnancy complications. Having trained ...

When exactly is a rhino offspring born? How long does the birth actually take? Does parturition proceed normally? Answers to these and similar questions are difficult for experts in zoological gardens ...

This experiment involved 50 sows on each of 3 treatments (A) control, (B) induced by injection of prostaglandin analogue at 9 a.m. on day 111 of pregnancy, (C) induced by injection on Monday, ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the synchronicity of viral shedding pulses in two maternity colonies of free-tailed bats (Mormopterus francoismoutoui) ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Which of these two confounding factors, weather or food availability - that largely correlate and interact - controls the timing of ...