The document summarizes key aspects of the female reproductive system. It discusses gynecology, the study of the female reproductive system, and obstetrics, the study of pregnancy and childbirth. It then describes the typical stages of pregnancy, labor and delivery, including gestation, dilation of the cervix, expulsion of the baby, and delivery of the placenta. Physicians who specialize in women's health and pregnancy are gynecologists and obstetrician/gynecologists.