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Parturition

Parturition is the physiological process of expelling the fetus and associated placental tissues from the uterus at the end of gestation.

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INJURY TO INNERVATION OF PELVIC FLOOR SPHINCTER MUSCULATURE IN CHILDBIRTH

S. J. Snooks, Michael Swash, M. E. Setchell et al. · The Lancet · 1984 · 854 citations

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Induction of maternal behavior in virgin rats after intracerebroventricular administration of oxytocin

Cort A. Pedersen, Arthur J. Prange · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1979 · 837 citations · Full text

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PREMATURE DELIVERY OF FOETAL LAMBS INFUSED WITH GLUCOCORTICOIDS

G. C. Liggins · Journal of Endocrinology · 1969 · 818 citations

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Pervasive social deficits, but normal parturition, in oxytocin receptor-deficient mice

Yuki Takayanagi, Masahide Yoshida, Isadora F. Bielsky et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2005 · 815 citations · Full text

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Pelvic floor damage and childbirth: a neurophysiological study

Ruth E. Allen, Gordon Hosker, Anthony Smith et al. · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 1990 · 810 citations

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  1. RR
    Roberto Romero

    Wayne State University, United States

    103 publications · 9.7K citations

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  2. MD
    Murray D. Mitchell

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    59 publications · 2.9K citations

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  3. RG
    Ricardo Gómez

    Wayne State University, United States

    28 publications · 3.9K citations

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  4. PW
    Peter W. Nathanielsz

    Cornell University, United States

    50 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. JC
    John Challis

    University of Toronto, Canada

    41 publications · 2.1K citations

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  1. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    48 h-index

    407 publications

    27K citations

  2. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    43 h-index

    222 publications

    10.1K citations

  3. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, United States

    43 h-index

    220 publications

    17.8K citations

  4. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    43 h-index

    251 publications

    17.9K citations

  5. Wayne State University

    Detroit, United States

    42 h-index

    372 publications

    25.4K citations

  6. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    42 h-index

    284 publications

    14.9K citations

  7. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

    Bethesda, United States

    39 h-index

    363 publications

    26.1K citations

  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    38 h-index

    251 publications

    9.6K citations

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  1. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

    AJOG · 909 publications · 52.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Animal Science

    443 publications · 19.8K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 861 publications · 27.3K citations

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  5. Journal of Dairy Science

    JDS · 149 publications · 9.3K citations

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See also

Parturition

Physiological Stages

Hormonal Regulation

Complications

Mechanical Processes

Maternal Adaptations