Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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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 allow the urine to ...