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

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football hold

Parenting; Pregnancy

The position during breastfeeding in which the baby's legs rest under the arm as the baby faces the mother and nurses.

urge to push

Parenting; Pregnancy

The natural impulse felt by a laboring woman toward the end of the first stage of labor to bear down and push the baby out. Your practitioner will not have you begin to push until ...

cervical os

Parenting; Pregnancy

The opening of the cervix.

dilation

Parenting; Pregnancy

The opening of the cervix. Dilation is measured as the diameter of the cervix in centimeters.

bladder

Parenting; Pregnancy

The part of the body that holds urine.

chromosome

Parenting; Pregnancy

The part of the cell that carries the genetic material of a person.

cervix

Parenting; Pregnancy

The narrow, lower end of the uterus. During labor, the cervix softens, thins, and opens to allow the baby to leave the uterus.