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A step-by-step educational video of an IUD insertion, showing how the device is placed in the uterus. This is procedure education, not personal medical advice — discuss contraception options with your clinician.
Pelvic examinations during labor are used for several purposes, among them assessment of cervical dilatation, effacement, station of the presenting part, presentation, position, and pelvic capacity.Instruction in these techniques is particularly important for those health care providers involved in labor management, including physicians, nurses, midwives, paramedics and EMT personnel.
This short video records the final moments of a forceps-assisted delivery in a hospital room, filmed as it happens. The audio is the care team's coaching as the mother pushes, ending with the announcement that the baby is a girl. There is no narration; the recording is a documentary record of an assisted birth.
This video demonstrates the rectal examination, a clinical assessment used to evaluate the rectum and nearby structures. The recording shows how the examination is performed as part of a complete physical assessment in medical practice. The examination can help assess the prostate and check for abnormalities.
Vaginal delivery is the most common and safest type of childbirth. When necessary in certain circumstances, forceps (instruments resembling large spoons) may be used to cup your baby's head and help guide the baby through the birth canal. Vacuum delivery is another way to assist delivery and is similar to forceps delivery. In vacuum delivery, a plastic cup is applied to the baby's head by suction and the health care provider gently pulls the baby from the birth canal.
This video records a water birth, with delivery taking place in a birthing pool, and follows the final stage of labor through the baby's first moments. It offers students and expectant parents a clear look at how water births are supported and managed. For learning purposes only — not medical advice.
Part 2 of this educational video shows the dilatation and curettage (D&C) procedure, a gynecological operation used to sample or clear the uterine lining. It demonstrates the instruments and steps involved for clinicians and students. Procedure education only — not personal medical advice.
A full obstetric examination and a normal delivery are presented in this long-form childbirth recording. The video follows the examination of the pregnant patient and then the stages of a vaginal birth. It is a detailed educational resource for midwifery, nursing, and medical students studying obstetric care.
On a teaching model, this demonstration shows intra-uterine device insertion. The narration follows sterile loading of the IUD, examination of the uterus and cervix, speculum placement, antiseptic and tenaculum use, release of the device and trimming its string. It is a short skills reference in Gynecology.
This teaching video explains how to take a medical history from a child. It covers history from parents, pregnancy and birth, development, diet, vaccinations and infections, and building trust with child and family. It also describes adapting the examination to the child's age and cooperation, as a study aid for paediatrics.
This recording follows drainage of an armpit abscess in a clinic room. Conversation with the patient runs throughout as the clinician drains the lesion, takes a swab to check for MRSA, cleans the cavity, and advises keeping it covered. An unrelated supplement promotion appended at the end is not part of the procedure.
Fertilization of the egg with sperm generally occurs during the two weeks following the first day of your last menstrual period.1 The week of pregnancy that you are entering is dated from the first day of your last period. This means that in the first two weeks or so, you are not actually pregnant - your body will be preparing for ovulation as normal.
Newborn cord care after birth is explained in this short infant care video. The presentation shows how the umbilical cord area is looked after during the first days of life. It is a general educational resource for students and caregivers learning routine newborn and umbilical care.
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