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Pregnancy

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

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Pregnancy

kegel exercises

Parenting; Pregnancy

Simple exercise designed to tone the muscles in the vaginal and perineal area, strengthening them in preparation for delivery. To do Kegels, a woman firmly tenses the muscles around the vagina and ...

birth assistant

Parenting; Pregnancy

Someone who is trained in basic childbirth support skills and helps the laboring mother during labor and delivery.

intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)

Parenting; Pregnancy

Slower than normal growth of a fetus in the womb.

bradycardia

Parenting; Pregnancy

Slow heartbeat, usually fewer than 100 beats per minute for a baby.

rooting

Parenting; Pregnancy

One of the reflexes present at birth in which the baby opens his or her mouth and turns the head to nurse when the cheek is stroked.

chronic hypertension

Parenting; Pregnancy

Ongoing high blood pressure.

coccyx pain

Parenting; Pregnancy

Pain in the tailbone area (coccyx) following delivery because of injury to the muscles of the pelvic floor or because the tailbone is fractured.

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