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'childbirth is the work of women as they labour and bear down with their uterine muscles to push their babies from the private inner world of their wombs into the larger world of society and culture '(Davis 1996).

Worldwide, it is estimate that 529.000 women die yearly from complications of pregnancy and childbirth about one woman every minute some 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries. In rich countries, women receive care from trained health professionals(Worldbank 2006).

Our website provides background information for mothers -families and health professionals. Our purpose is to give a guide to effective care step by step. To give information to women how to recognise the start of labour, to describe the stages of birth and birth complications during labour.

We wish you to enjoy your pregnancy and feel lucky for the care you received

The information in this page is presented in summarised and has been taken from the following sources: www.Davis-Floyd.com www.worldbank.org/