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	* Birth canal - (Pregnancy & Parenting): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		During birth, the human fetus is forced through the birth canal under extreme pressure and is intermittently deprived of oxygen.
		The baby's descent into the birth canal during labour, measured by where the baby's head (or buttocks in a breech presentation) is...
		In a natural birth, the uterus and birth canal are flushed out by amniotic fluid, the passage of the baby and finally the placenta...
	www.mimihu.com /pregnancy/birth_canal.html (2175 words)

	Get 'Em Out Alive
		If hind legs don't enter the birth canal, or the calf is in breech position (rump first, legs forward in sitting position), the calf can't be born.
		Even if the legs do enter the canal, birth is generally so slow and difficult the calf suffocates when the umbilical cord breaks or pinches off since head and shoulders are still inside the cow.
		If the calf is breech (legs not entering the birth canal), the cow is in early labor a long time and may not start straining at all.
	www.beef-mag.com /mag/beef_em_alive/index.html (1564 words)

	Birth Stages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The first, and longest, lasts an average of fourteen hours in a first birth, but less for later births, and involves the violent contractions which move the fetus into the birth canal.
		It is sometimes possible to turn the baby before it moves into the birth canal; if not, a caesarean section, or surgical removal, is performed.
		In the third (and final) stage of labor, the uterus continues to contract to expel the placenta and the umbilical cord, and the process of birth is complete.
	www.innerbody.com /text/repo01.html (468 words)

	Vagina
		During live birth, provide the route to deliver the fetus from the uterus to its independent life outside the body of the mother.
		During birth, the vagina is often referred to as the birth canal.
		The hymen—a membrane situated behind the urethral opening—partially covers the vagina in many organisms, including some human females, from birth until it is ruptured by first coitus, or by any number of other activites including medical examinations, injury, certain types of exercise, introduction of a foreign object, etc.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/vagina (524 words)

	G2007 Assisting the Beef Cow at Calving Time, MU Extension
		Birth weights are influenced by breed of the sire, bull within a breed, sex of the calf, age of the cow and, to a slight degree, nutrition of the cow.
		A general understanding of the birth process is important to proper calving assistance and, therefore, is presented here and summarized in Table 1.
		This stage begins when the fetus enters the birth canal and usually occurs while the cow is lying down.
	muextension.missouri.edu /xplor/agguides/ansci/g02007.htm (2844 words)

	What to Expect During Labor and Delivery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		When the widest part of the baby's head has settled into the birth canal, it is said to be engaged, or positioned for the second stage of labor.
		As the baby's head continues to move through the birth canal, the stations will be identified as +1, +2, +3, etc., in reference to the baby's progress in centimeters.
		Cesarean birth also is a safe alternative when anatomical problems of the uterus or birth canal prevent successful vaginal delivery.
	www.pdrhealth.com /content/women_health/chapters/fgwh26.shtml (6967 words)

	Episiotomies do not prevent shoulder injury to infants stuck in birth canal
		After birth, the incision wound is sewn up, and it usually takes four to six weeks for recovery.
		A more common complication is a shoulder injury to the infant as a result of attempts to dislodge the baby from the birth canal.
		Their aim was to determine which method used to finish delivery - episiotomy, or physical maneuvering of the infant in the birth canal, or a combination of both - is most effective at reducing the number of shoulder injuries, a condition called brachial plexus palsy.
	www.innovations-report.com /html/reports/studies/report-34358.html (566 words)

	Pregnancy & Childbirth \| Scientists Develop Lifelike Training Tool To Help OB/GYNs Determine Best Way To Deliver ...
		Scientists and students at Johns Hopkins University have developed a lifelike birth simulator that allows OB/GYNs to determine how best to deliver infants whose shoulders become stuck in the birth canal -- a complication known as shoulder dystocia -- during labor and delivery, according to a study published in the January issue of the
		The model is connected to a nylon-Lycra glove worn by an obstetrician in order to measure the amount of force applied to an infant and the amount of tension the infant experiences in its neck and brachial plexus -- the nerve network for the upper arms and shoulders -- during certain delivery methods.
		The researchers tested the McRoberts' maneuever and two variations of the Rubin's maneuver for disloding an infant whose shoulders are stuck in the birth canal.
	www.kaisernetwork.org /daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=27463 (445 words)

	Pregnancy Today - Birth Presentations and Delivery
		Put simply, "presentation" is the position of the baby's body when progressing down the birth canal and entering the world or, in other words, how a baby presents itself during her entrance into the world.
		They include the fetal lie, which is the axis of the baby relative to that of the mother's; the presentation, which indicates what body part is closest to the pelvic outlet; and the flexion attitude, which refers to how the head of the baby is flexed.
		A footling position is when one of the feet is extended down toward the birth canal, and double footling is when both feet are extended down so that the first thing into the birth canal is the feet.
	pregnancytoday.com /reference/articles/brthprsntns.htm (1685 words)

	Birth canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The hymen —a membrane situatedbehind the urethral opening—partially occludes the vagina in many organisms,including some human females, from birth until it is ruptured by first coitus, or by any number of other activites including medical examinations, injury, certaintypes of exercise, introduction of a foreign object, etc.
		Admit the penis of the male for coitus andultimately the introduction of male gametes (sperm) for the fertilization of ova.
		Provide a route to deliver a fully gestated fetus from the uterus to its independent life outside the body of the mother in theprocess of live birth.
	www.therfcc.org /birth-canal-75683.html (361 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Birth acquired herpes
		Birth acquired herpes is an infection with the herpes virus that an infant acquires at the time of birth.
		Newborn infants can become infected with herpes virus while in the uterus (intrauterine herpes), during passage through the birth canal (birth acquired herpes, the most common method of infection), or in the period immediately following birth (postpartum).
		However, it is possible for a mother with a primary (first-time) herpes infection to transmit the virus to a child during birth.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/001368.htm (728 words)

	Birth canal stress to newborn Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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		The process of labor and passing through the birth canal induces tremendous stress and often trauma to the newborn.
	newborn.2greatsite8.info /sleepy-newborns/birth-canal-stress-to-newborn.html (314 words)

	Oral sex and RRP + infected birth canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Women with genital HPV that expresses as warts do need to know that there is definitely a chance that they can give the disease to their babies, and that the babies will get RRP.
		At this stage, we have no idea what "susceptible" looks like (there are suspected genetic differences) or how to predict the outcome of a birth through an infected birth canal.
		If I were a woman with genital warts and I were pregnant, I would personally elect to go C-section given the real risk of passing the HPV on through a normal birthing.
	www.rrpwebsite.org /discussion9/_disc1/00000147.htm (303 words)

	Linguistic Concerns: Birth Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Increasingly in obstetrics the vagina is being referred to as a "birth canal." A member of a birth trauma support group, and advocate of empowered births, raises an important question about reducing women's bodies to male-defined functions: "Is the penis ever referred to as a seed tube?
		What concerns me most about this use of the term "birth canal" is that it removes women from the child-birth process.
		It is no longer her vagina, it is the clinicalised birth canal.
	linguisticsazziesblog.blogspot.com /2005/04/birth-canal.html (506 words)

	Breech - Detroit, Michigan
		Complete breech is when both of the baby's knees are bent and his feet and bottom are closest to the birth canal.
		Incomplete breech is when one of the baby's knees is bent and his foot and bottom are closest to the birth canal.
		Frank breech is when the baby's legs are folded flat up against his head and his bottom is closest to the birth canal.
	www.henryfordhealth.org /116374.cfm (165 words)

	Emergency Child Birth
		If equipment is available, place it on a table next to the mother; keep it away from the birth canal so that it will not be contaminated by the gush of amniotic fluid.
		Multiple births generally present no problems, and twins are delivered in the same manner as single babies, one after another.
		you may suspect a multiple birth if the abdomen is still very large after one baby is delivered; there are more strong uterine contractions, and the baby's size is out of proportion to the mother's abdomen.
	www.med-help.net /Emergency-Child-Birth.htm (4133 words)

	Louisiana: U.S. Court Hears Partial-Birth Abortion Ban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In her opening argument today, Priscilla Smith, attorney for the the pro-abortion Center for Reproductive Law and Policy in New York, said the law is a naked attempt to end all abortions, not just partial-birth abortions.
		The state's lawyer countered by arguing that birth begins in the birth canal.
		She said birth begins once any part of the body is in the birth canal.
	www.euthanasia.com /partial5.html (311 words)

	'Local' criminal negligence: Paula Galupo, MD and semi-recumbent birth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		To a baby with impacted shoulders, the birth canal is indeed closed.
		I should note that I myself was born through a birth canal senselessly closed up to 30%.
		In some institutions - in 26% of births (!) - MDs reach INSIDE the vagina - with forceps/vacuum extractors - and pull babies out by their skulls - through birth canals senselessly closed up to 30%.
	health-alternative.e-banshee.net /030819/zaaaio.html (1597 words)

	On The Fear of Death: Dying in the Birth Canal by John A. Speyrer
		ignificant studies of the effects of birth trauma began in the fifties, but even now after many decades, the idea that people have lifelong psychological and physical problems due to a traumatic birth is rejected by the overwhelming majority of obstetricians and psychiatrists.
		But there was another symptom of having almost died in the birth canal which had always been in evidence to some extent, but which after almost 25 years of therapy would surface with an almost unbearable amount of emotional suffering – that symptom was hypochondria.
		When I experienced a regression to a "dying in the birth canal" feeling, my anxiety and depressive symptoms were temporarily quieted, even though anxiety and depression always eventually returned.
	primal-page.com /dying.htm (3884 words)

	Pediatric Advisor 11.0: Forceps or Birth Canal Trauma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		If your baby's delivery was difficult, a forceps may have been used to help him through the birth canal.
		Pressure from the birth canal can damage the skin overlying bony prominences (such as the sides of the skull) even without a forceps delivery.
		Injury to fat tissue injury won't be apparent until the fifth or sixth day after birth.
	www.weecarepediatrics.com /pa_pt1/hhg/forcepsm.htm (192 words)

	Least forceful way to deliver a baby whose shoulders are stuck in the birth canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Johns Hopkins researchers, using a novel birthing simulator designed by biomedical engineering faculty, staff and students at the University, have identified what may be the least forceful way to deliver a baby whose shoulders are stuck in the birth canal.
		The maternal model - composed of pleather "skin," carpet foam, foam sealer and other components - features a birth canal, a mock uterus connected to a pneumatic pump to simulate the natural pattern of uterine contractions and force from a mother's pushing, and flexible legs that can be moved to rotate the pelvis.
		The fetal model consists of a cloth mannequin outfitted with a joystick device, a spring and wooden dowels representing the cervical vertebrae.
	www.news-medical.net /?id=7084 (926 words)

	Effect of cleansing the birth canal with antiseptic solution on maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality in malawi: ...
		Effect of cleansing the birth canal with antiseptic solution on maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality in malawi: clinical trial -- Taha et al.
		Effect of cleansing the birth canal with antiseptic solution on maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality in malawi: clinical trial
		Perinatal intervention trial in Africa: effect of a birth canal cleansing intervention to prevent HIV transmission.
	www.bmj.com /cgi/content/full/315/7102/216 (2664 words)

	Ask Our Expert - Difficulty Giving Birth Vaginally
		My mother says there is a genetic condition in my family (she thinks it is called Achilles Contractions) that causes the birth canal to lock around the baby's head.
		I am currently pregnant again; my doctor has never heard of this condition and says he has never seen a child get stuck that far down in the birth canal (my son had a ring around his forehead where he was stuck).
		Often when a baby has trouble fitting through the birth canal, it is a subtle problem with the way the baby's head is positioned, and not something wrong with the mother's pelvis.
	www.drspock.com /faq/0,1511,6660,00.html (490 words)

	BirthStories.Com: Stuck in the Birth Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		I had taken the Bradley classes and wanted the birth to be as natural as possible.
		I was 10 centimeters dilated and at 0 station.
		By this time, after two hours of pushing and finding out that he had turned his head and had started to come down the canal wrong, he proceeded to get stuck.
	birthstories.com /stories/4506.htm (377 words)

	BabyCentre \| Glossary - B
		Weepiness, mood swings, anxiety and/or unhappiness can result from the dramatic drop in hormones after birth and from a feeling of anticlimax after the anticipation and excitement of having a baby.
		The passage between the cervix and the outside world through which the baby travels on the way to being born; usually called the vagina.
		A birthing room is a place designed and equipped for women giving birth.
	www.babycentre.co.uk /glossary/B.html (674 words)

	Pregnancy Glossary: Pregnancy Definitions \| Birthing Center Birth Canal Bleeding Bloody Show Bradycardia Braxton Hicks ...
		The birth canal is a channel which a baby passes through during birth.
		A birthing center is a facility which encourages natural childbirth, where a woman labors, delivers and recovers all in the same room.
		A breech presentation is when the baby is abnormally positioned, where the bottom or legs come into the birth canal before the head.
	www.surebaby.com /pregnancy_glossary_B.php (427 words)

	Arthritis Issues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- Episiotomies -- incisions that widen the vagina during childbirth -- don't reduce the risk of injury to babies when their shoulders are stuck in the birth canal, says a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine study.
		The study authors wrote that, instead of an episiotomy, doctors should physically maneuver the infant to realign the shoulders to fit within the mother's pelvis.
		An episiotomy should be done only when doctors need more room to carry out the maneuvers to dislodge a baby stuck in the birth canal, the authors wrote.
	www.arthritisissues.com /ms/news/521532/main.html (368 words)

	PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for December, 2001: Re: birth canal transmissions of std
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	forums.obgyn.net /pregnancy-birth/P-B.0112/0241.html (228 words)

	BabyCenter \| Glossary - B
		Mild depression that may last a couple of weeks following childbirth, usually the result of dramatic hormonal swings and the letdown after the excitement of labor and birth.
		Sac filled with amniotic fluid in which the fetus grows, which may rupture naturally as labor begins or be punctured to speed up labor.
		It causes a harmless type of jaundice in about 50 percent of newborns because their young livers can't metabolize it quickly enough.
	www.babycenter.com /glossary/B.html (524 words)

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