Obstetrics
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Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is - in some jurisdictions - combined with gynecology under the dis
Midwife check up
3D ultrasound of 75-millimetre (3.0 in) fetus (about 14 weeks gestational age)
Fetus at 17 weeks
Fetus at 20 weeks
Postpartum period
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The postpartum period begins after childbirth and is typically considered to last for six to eight weeks. There are three distinct phases of the postnatal period; the acute phase, lasting for six to t
Obstetrics
…Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is - in some jurisdictions - combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology…
Mother with newborn baby
Infant placed directly on the chest following childbirth
Infant nursing shortly after birth
Woman nurses twins six days after birth. The linea nigra is still visible.