Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

Contributors in Pregnancy

Pregnancy

The amount of pressure blood exerts against the walls of the arteries. The upper number refers to the systolic pressure (the amount of pressure when the heart contracts), and the lower number refers ...

immunization

Parenting; Pregnancy

The administration of a vaccine, often by injection, that makes the body resistant to certain bacteria or viruses.

tocolysis

Parenting; Pregnancy

The administration of medications to stop uterine contractions during premature labor.

fertilization age

Parenting; Pregnancy

The age of the fetus based on the actual date of conception, rather than on the first day of a woman's last menstrual cycle.

steroids

Parenting; Pregnancy

Synthetic hormones that may be given to a pregnant woman with preterm labor in an effort to speed the maturation of the fetus's lungs.

leopold maneuvers

Parenting; Pregnancy

Techniques used by physicians and midwives to determine fetal presentation in utero. The practitioner positions his or her hands on the woman's abdomen and feels for the baby's head, back, and ...

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Parenting; Pregnancy

TENS, a CAM therapy useful to relieve labor pains, uses electrodes to stimulate nerve pathways to the uterus and cervix. The theory is that this stimulation jams other sensory inputs along those ...