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Childbirth is the process by which an infant is born. It is considered by many to be the beginning of a person's life, and age is defined relative to this event in most cultures.
A woman is considered to be in labour when she begins experiencing regular uterine contractions, accompanied by changes of her cervix — primarily effacement and dilation. While childbirth is widely experienced as painful, some women do report painless labours, while others find that concentrating on the birth helps to quicken labour and lessen the sensations. Most women are capable of having a normal birth but sometimes complications arise and a woman may need to undergo a caesarean section.
During the time immediately after birth, both baby and mother are hormonally cued to bond, the mother through the release of oxytocin,a hormone also released during breastfeeding.
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