- Industry: Health care
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The estimated date a baby might be born. It is determined based on the first day of a woman's last menstruation. See Naegele's rule.
Industry:Parenting
The female reproductive organs that release eggs into the fallopian tubes, where they may be fertilized if sperm is present.
Industry:Parenting
The female genital passage that leads from the uterus to the opening between the labia.
Industry:Parenting
The administration of a vaccine, often by injection, that makes the body resistant to certain bacteria or viruses.
Industry:Parenting
Obstetrician-gynecologist. A physician specializing in women's reproductive health.
Industry:Parenting
Mild depression that follows childbirth. It is usually the result of the postpartum hormonal swings and the natural slump after the excitement of labor and birth. Baby blues affects 60 to 80 percent of all new mothers. See postpartum depression.
Industry:Parenting
Insulin regulates the level of glucose in the blood and ensures that enough is taken in by the body cells for nourishment.
Industry:Parenting
