3D Animation: Process of a Vaginal Birth

A baby can be born either through a vaginal birth or surgically with a caesarean section. Vaginal birth is the natural process of delivering a baby through your vagina or birth canal. The advantages of a vaginal birth include shorter recovery time and hospital stay, no abdominal scar, low risk of maternal mortality, and lower risk of respiratory problems for your baby.

Vaginal births are either unassisted or assisted:

• Unassisted birth is a vaginal birth without extra medical intervention. This is an unassisted natural birth.

• Assisted birth is using some type of medical intervention to help deliver the baby, such as an episiotomy, forceps delivery, or vacuum extraction. This is an assisted natural birth.