forming strong emotional ties between individuals

to deliver the baby by making a surgical incision in the mother's abdomen

the first milk produced by a woman's breast after childbirth. It is rich in antibodies to protect the child from disease

the birth of the baby

the stretching of the cervix to ready it for childbirth

specialized tongs or pinchers used in delivery to grasp a baby to aid in delivery

process by which baby gradually moves out of the uterus into the vagina to be born

a non-medically trained person who helps deliver babies

when the newborn stays in the room with the mother day and night in the hospital

the muscle walls of the uterus working to expel the baby

the birth canal that allows the baby to be delivered