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Labor, Obstetric

"Labor, Obstetric" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The repetitive uterine contraction during childbirth which is associated with the progressive dilation of the uterine cervix (CERVIX UTERI). Successful labor results in the expulsion of the FETUS and PLACENTA. Obstetric labor can be spontaneous or induced (LABOR, INDUCED).


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Labor, Obstetric" by people in this website by year, and whether "Labor, Obstetric" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 9 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2011
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