Pregnancy

Pregnancy

Pregnancy is the fertilization and development of offspring in a women's uterus.

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doula

Parenting; Pregnancy

Also called childbirth assistants, doulas are specially trained to provide comfort and support during labor and delivery. A doula often acts as a liaison among the practitioner, nurses, and the ...

extrauterine pregnancy

Parenting; Pregnancy

Also called an ectopic pregnancy, an extrauterine pregnancy results when a fertilized egg does not enter the uterus, but instead implants elsewhere, usually in a fallopian tube. Symptoms of an ...

cam

Parenting; Pregnancy

Abbr. See complementary and alternative medicine.

fetal movement counts

Parenting; Pregnancy

After 27 weeks of pregnancy, women are encouraged to perform periodic counts to measure how often their baby moves within an hour. Ten or more movements per hour are considered normal.

After the delivery of a baby, if the placenta doesn't detach completely from the uterus, it pulls the top of the uterus out with it when it emerges. In most cases, the uterus can be pushed back into ...