Spontaneous vaginal delivery
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
A spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) occurs when a pregnant woman goes into labor without use of drugs or techniques to induce labor, and delivers her baby in the normal manner, without a cesarean section.
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