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Parenting

Relating to the process of raising a child from infancy to adulthood.

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labor, delivery, recovery room (LDR)

Parenting; Pregnancy

A room, usually in a hospital or birthing center, designed to accommodate a woman's labor, delivery, and recovery.

labor, delivery, postpartum room (LDPR)

Parenting; Pregnancy

A room, usually in a hospital or birthing center, designed to accommodate a woman's labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum stay.

convulsion

Parenting; Pregnancy

A series of spasm-like contractions of muscles.

herpes

Parenting; Pregnancy

A sexually transmitted disease involving the genital area. A woman with untreated genital herpes can pass the infection onto her newborn during childbirth.

gonorrhea

Parenting; Pregnancy

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.

sitz bath

Parenting; Pregnancy

A shallow, tepid bath often recommended to soothe the discomfort and pain of episiotomy stitches postpartum.

catheter

Parenting; Pregnancy

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 ...