Labor & Delivery

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
LD
Pronunciation
/ˈleɪbər dɪˈlɪvəri/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Hospitals

Examples in Context

  1. A Discussion on Problem of Difficult to Get Near to Labor Delivery in Noviciate for Male Medical Students A Reform on Obstetrics and Gynecology Teaching to Male Medical Students
  2. Hopefully you've finished your childbirth classes and are pretty comfortable with what to expect in labor and delivery.
  3. Usually labor and delivery times get shorter with each pregnancy.
  4. Increased intake of EPA and DHA has been shown to prevent pre-term labor and delivery, lower the risk of pre-eclampsia and may increase birth weight and gestational weight.
  5. Furthermore, 80 % of preterm deliveries at30 wk of gestation have evidence of infection ( 11 ) and there is evidence that these infections precede the development of preterm labor and delivery.

Other meanings of LD