Vaginal delivery

For vaginal delivery in pharmacology, see Intravaginal administration.
Sequence of images showing the stages of a normal vaginal delivery (NVD)
Sequence of images showing stages of an instrumental vaginal delivery

A vaginal delivery is the birth of offspring in mammals (babies in humans) through the vagina (also called the "birth canal").[1] It is the most common method of childbirth worldwide.[2] It is considered the preferred method of delivery, as it is correlated with lower morbidity and mortality than caesarean sections (C-sections),[3] though it is not clear whether this is causal.[4]

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