2. Gynecologist

4. The labor process consists of 3 stages:

5. Dilation stage – 1st stage

6. Expulsion stage – 2nd stage

8. The fetus presses on the cervix and causes it to dilate or expand.

9. At the end of this stage the cervix is dilated to 10 centimeters.

10. It is the longest stage.

11. It is divided into two phases – early labor and active labor.

13. In this stage you get the urge to push.

15. The uterus expels the placenta through the vagina.

16. The placenta is usually delivered 5 – 10 minutes after the baby is born.

18. The word gynecology comes from the Greek word “gynaika”- means woman.

20. Lies between the bladder and the rectum.

21. The uterus has three sections:

22. Fundus – upper portion, between where fallopian tubes connect to the uterus.

23. Corpus – the central portion.

26. Wikipedia

27. Mayoclinic.com