Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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rooming-in

Parenting; Pregnancy

When a newborn stays in the same room as the mother in a hospital rather than staying in the hospital nursery.

conception

Parenting; Pregnancy

When a sperm and egg join to form a single cell, usually in the fallopian tubes. The fertilized egg travels into the uterus, where it implants in the lining.

egg donation

Parenting; Pregnancy

When a woman provides her eggs to help an infertile woman. The donor's ovaries are stimulated by drugs to produce extra eggs, which are surgically removed, fertilized, and then implanted in the ...

When a fertilized egg does not enter the uterus, but instead implants elsewhere, usually in the fallopian tube. Symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy include abnormal bleeding, severe abdominal pain, or ...

fetal loss

Parenting; Pregnancy

When a fetus dies inside the uterus.

fetal distress

Parenting; Pregnancy

When a fetus is not receiving enough oxygen. Signs of fetal distress include a slowed heartbeat or absence of fetal movement. Immediate delivery of the baby is warranted when there is fetal distress.