• the piriform shape of the uterus is given as the reason for the predominance of cephalic presentations at term?
• to prepare for future examinations, Singapore students use the ten year series to practice on past years' examination papers, some of which date back to before they were born?
• an impacted shoulder presentation during childbirth (pictured) can lead to both the death of the baby and of the mother?
• Greek physician Hippocrates (pictured) used wine as a medicine and health supplement prescribing it for a variety of ailments such as diarrhea, lethargy and pain during childbirth?
• Rumaisa Rahman, born prematurely in Chicago on September 19, 2004, was 8 inches (20 cm) long and weighed 8½ oz. (244 g) at birth?
• 18th century English obstetrician Thomas Denman (pictured) was an early advocate for inducing premature labour in cases involving a narrow pelvis or other conditions which endanger the mother's life?

Facts on topics related to Childbirth

Ectopic pregnancy

• interstitial pregnancies cause a seven times higher mortality than ectopic pregnancies in general?

Pregnancy

• Australian ophthalmologist Sir Norman McAlister Gregg discovered the link between rubella and congenital disorders in newborn infants after overhearing several of his patients discussing their illness during pregnancy?
• screening and treatment with antibiotics are recommended for asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy?
• acute fatty liver of pregnancy is a rare but life-threatening disease of pregnancy that is treated with urgent delivery?
• Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia claimed to have a tumor to hide the fact she was pregnant with the illegitimate child of her lover?
• melasma is a skin hyperpigmentation commonly affecting pregnant women that is caused by the overproduction of melanin?
  
• akuaba are dolls, traditionally carried on the backs of Ghanian women who want to conceive?
• What to Expect When You're Expecting has been called "the Bible of American pregnancy" and consistently tops the New York Times Best Seller list in the paperback advice category?
• former Eight is Enough actress Susan Richardson battled an addiction to cocaine after using the drug for weight loss following her pregnancy?
• the current German Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Renate Schmidt was forced to quit school at the age of seventeen because of a pregnancy?