What Every Pregnant Woman Should Know Before a Vaginal Birth

A new Delphi consensus finally defines the essential information that supports safety, confidence, and real informed consent in childbirth.

Understanding vaginal birth begins with a simple and grounding definition. Vaginal birth is the process in which a baby moves through the birth canal after the body completes a well sequenced series of changes in the uterus, cervix, and maternal pelvis. For decades, these steps were often poorly explained or presented in fragments, leaving many women an…