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birth canal

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birth canal [′bərth kə′nal]
(anatomy)
The channel in mammals through which the fetus is expelled during parturition; consists of the cervix, vagina, and vulva.


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Effect of cleansing the birth canal with antiseptic solution on maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality in Malawi: clinical trial.
An hour into second-stage labor, my baby was halfway down the birth canal when her heart rate began to fluctuate wildly.
It was as if she was seeing her face like some lost familiar, as if she was pressing herself down the birth canal and letting Marianna hold up the mirror.
 
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