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Parenting
Relating to the process of raising a child from infancy to adulthood.
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birthing chair
Parenting; Pregnancy
A birthing chair is designed to support a laboring woman in a sitting or squatting position during delivery, allowing for an assist from gravity.
maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening (MSAFP)
Parenting; Pregnancy
A blood test given to the expectant mother between weeks 15 and 18 of pregnancy to screen for an increased risk of the baby having a birth defect. High levels of MSAFP may be ...
leboyer birth
Parenting; Pregnancy
A childbirth technique that advocates a trauma-free birth. This can include putting the baby on the mother's abdomen immediately after delivery, dimming the lights, massaging the ...
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
Parenting; Pregnancy
A class of antidepressant medications often given to new mothers suffering from postpartum depression.
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- Adoption (504)
- Birth control (7537)
- Child care (41)
- Child rearing (292)
- Childbirth (66)
- Pregnancy (7745)