obstetrical delivery

1. The act of delivering a child (synset 100043279)
   is a type of: act, deed, human action, human activity - something that people do or cause to happen
   subtypes:

   • breech birth, breech delivery, breech presentation - delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first
   • abdominal delivery, c-section, caesarean, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, caesarian, caesarian delivery, caesarian section, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian, cesarian section - the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
   • forceps delivery - delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries
   • midwifery - assisting women at childbirth
   is a part of: accouchement, childbearing, childbirth, vaginal birth - the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
   same as: delivery

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