Intrapartum means within labor and childbirth.
Eutocia is the medical term meaning normal, healthy labor and childbirth. In contract, dystocia is the term meaning abnormal or difficult labor and birth.
Labor means to work hard, and it also refers to a social class of people who do manual labor (work) for wages.It also means to undergo childbirth.
Parturition is the technical term for childbirth. This is the whole thing, as distinct from Labor problems, spasms, contractions ( does sound like Labor Problems) no wildcat strikes though. Neonatal ( new born, literally refers to the infantile child.)
Parturition means To process or bring forth youth,or the act or process of giving birth by Xtreme_Unknown^^
Labor - APEXLabor
Effacement typically refers to the thinning and shortening of the cervix during labor and childbirth.
The medical meaning of the term 'antepartum' is occurring or existing before labor or childbirth. It can be associated with reduced fetal birth weight.
The clinical term for labor is "parturition." This term refers to the process of childbirth, encompassing the physiological changes and events that occur as a woman prepares to give birth. Parturition involves three stages: dilation of the cervix, delivery of the baby, and delivery of the placenta.
The preferred term for false labor is "Braxton Hicks contractions." These are irregular and often painless contractions that can occur during pregnancy, typically in the third trimester, and are considered a normal part of preparing the body for labor. Unlike true labor, Braxton Hicks contractions do not lead to cervical dilation or the onset of childbirth.
Lochia is the medical term meaning bleeding after childbirth.
The Bradley method uses the term "husband coached" childbirth. Most other forms of childbirth methods have some term for husband or coach/support person.
Perinatal is the time period surrounding birth. Peri- means around, and natal means birth. The time from conception to just prior to the start of labor is prenatal. The time from the start of active labor to the passage of the placenta is perinatal. After the placenta is passed is postnatal.