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Normal Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery

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Abstract

Pregnancy and birth are normal physiologic processes for most women. The current cesarean delivery rate of 25% in the United States is a reflection of a higher than expected rate of medical intervention in the birth process. Unfortunately, modern medicine has been guilty of using a disease model for the management of pregnancy and birth, resulting in higher than expected rates of complications. At least 90% of women should have a normal birth outcome without medical intervention.1

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, School of Medicine, Portland, 97201, OR, USA

    Robert B. Taylor M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Scherger, J.E. (1994). Normal Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery. In: Taylor, R.B. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4005-9_9

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