- Industry: Health care
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A virus that affects the genital area. A mother with untreated genital herpes can pass the infection onto her newborn during childbirth.
Industry:Parenting
A sexually transmitted disease involving the genital area. A woman with untreated genital herpes can pass the infection onto her newborn during childbirth.
Industry:Parenting
A sexually transmitted disease that can lead to preterm delivery or serious eye problems for the baby, among other ailments, if contracted and not treated during pregnancy.
Industry:Parenting
A small flexible tube used to draw fluids from the body. During delivery, women who have received epidurals and can't urinate often have catheters placed into their bladders to allow the urine to empty into a bag.
Industry:Parenting
A surgical procedure in which a baby is delivered through a cut in the abdomen and uterus. Used when a woman can't give birth vaginally. Also called C-section.
Industry:Parenting
A barrier type birth control method that covers the cervix and prevents sperm from reaching the egg.
Industry:Parenting
A chemical secretion that the body produces to stimulate or slow down various body functions.
Industry:Parenting
A common sexually transmitted disease, often with no visible symptoms. Left untreated, chlamydia can make a woman infertile. If a woman who has chlamydia becomes pregnant, she can pass the infection on to the baby, causing pneumonia, eye infections, and, in severe cases, blindness. Chlamydia is treatable with antibiotics. All babies receive antibiotics in their eyes after they are born to protect against chlamydia.
Industry:Parenting
