Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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embryo

Parenting; Pregnancy

The name used to describe a developing fertilized egg from the time of implantation through the eighth week after conception. After eight weeks it is called a fetus.

fallopian tubes

Parenting; Pregnancy

The narrow ducts or tubes in a woman's abdomen that carries egg from the ovaries to the uterus. Fertilization most often occurs in the fallopian tubes.

fetus

Parenting; Pregnancy

The name given to a baby in utero from eight weeks of development until birth.

external cephalic version (ECV)

The most frequently used method to turn a breech baby to the head-down position. Using ultrasound guidance, a practitioner will gently guide the fetus into a head-down position by applying his or her ...

latching on

Parenting; Pregnancy

The movement in which the baby takes the nipple and areola properly into the mouth to begin breastfeeding.

down syndrome

Parenting; Pregnancy

The most common chromosomal abnormality, Down syndrome results when a fetus has an extra copy of chromosome number 21. It causes mild to severe mental retardation, as well as other physical problems ...