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    Labor and Delivery
    • Overview of Labor and Delivery
    • Labor
      • Start of labor
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      • Birth of the baby
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      • After birth
    • Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring During Labor and Delivery
      • Types of Fetal Heart Monitoring
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      • Natural childbirth
    • Induction of Labor
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    • Labor That Progresses Too Slowly
    • Operative Vaginal Delivery
    • Cesarean Delivery
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