| dc.description.abstract | Human birth, also called birth, is the culmination of human
pregnancy until the period of the baby's exit from the womb. It is categorized by three phases: the effacement and dilation of
the cervix, the descent and birth of the baby and the delivery of
the placenta.
The placenta is an indispensable organ in pregnancy. It has
endocrine function and intervenes in fetal nutrition, in the
control of the growth of the fetus and the regularization of its
metabolism, making the functions of lung, intestine and fetal
kidney. | |
