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FAQ079
What is a breech presentation?
By 3-4 weeks before the due date, most babies move so their heads are down near the birth canal (vagina). If this does not happen, the buttocks, the feet, or both may b...
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August 2011
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FAQ069
What is the due date and what does it mean?
Your due date is used as a guide for checking your pregnancy's progress and the baby's growth and age. Health care providers often use more than one method...
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August 2011
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FAQ090
What causes miscarriage?
Miscarriage can be caused by a number of things before, during, or after the process of fertilization—in which the male sperm and the female egg join. Most factors that cause...
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August 2011
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FAQ052
What is sterilization?
Sterilization is a permanent method of birth control. Sterilization for women is called tubal sterilization. In tubal sterilization, the fallopian tubes are closed off. Tubal s...
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August 2011
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FAQ070
What is a vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC)?
If you have had a previous cesarean delivery, you have two choices about how to give birth again:
You can have a scheduled cesarean delivery; ...
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August 2011
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FAQ006
What is cesarean birth?
Cesarean birth is the delivery of a baby through incisions made in the mother's abdomen and uterus.
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May 2011
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