Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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dystocia

Parenting; Pregnancy

When labor does not progress. Uterine dystocia is when contractions do not intensify; shoulder dystocia is when a baby's shoulders get stuck after the head has already been delivered.

elective induction

Parenting; Pregnancy

When drugs are chosen to stimulate labor, rather than waiting for it to begin on its own.

fever

Parenting; Pregnancy

When body temperature rises above its normal level, usually 98. 6° F. A fever is the sign of an immune system at work and usually indicates an infection.

When an embryo or fetus dies in the womb during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy but does not expel from the uterus. Eventually the pregnancy will expel, but some women choose to undergo a D&C instead ...