Suction aspiration, or "vacuum curettage," is the ... tears the placenta from the wall of the uterus, sucking blood, amniotic fluid, placental tissue, and fetal parts into a collection bottle.

One woman tells her journey of giving birth to her son, then going in a coma for the next 17 days, in a new documentary.

Meconium-stained amniotic fuid (MSAF) is observed in 5% to 20% of laboring patients, with the incidence reaching ...