National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Childbirth Problems is the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
While childbirth usually goes well, complications can happen. They can cause a risk to the mother, baby, or both. Possible complications include
For some of these problems, the baby may need to be delivered surgically by a Cesarean section.
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)