Pregnancy

Pregnancy

Pregnancy is the fertilization and development of offspring in a women's uterus.

Contributors in Pregnancy

Pregnancy

Drawing a substance into or out of the air passages. After a baby is born, the practitioner will aspirate the baby's mouth and nose using a bulb syringe to remove accumulated fluids or mucus and to ...

assisted reproductive technology

Parenting; Pregnancy

Any procedure performed to help a woman become pregnant. See IVF and gamete intra-fallopian transfer.

augmentation of labor

Parenting; Pregnancy

An intervention to help labor that has begun naturally to progress more rapidly. Often, Pitocin (a synthetic form of the hormone oxytocin) is used to make contractions stronger or to rupture the ...

autologous transfusion

Parenting; Pregnancy

A transfusion of a person's own blood. Sometimes, in anticipation of surgery, a woman may donate her own blood for use later.

anesthesia

Parenting; Pregnancy

A general term describing techniques to ease pain. Types of anesthesia often used during childbirth include local anesthesia, general anesthesia, or analgesia.