Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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gynecologist (GYN)

Parenting; Pregnancy

A physician who specializes in women's health. See ob-gyn.

retained placenta

Parenting; Pregnancy

A placenta that remains in the uterus for 30 minutes or more after delivery. The practitioner will sometimes need to manually remove the placenta when this occurs.

A pregnancy with a higher than normal risk of developing complications. Risk may be related to a woman's age, a woman carrying multiple fetuses, Rh incompatibility, preterm labor, placenta previa, ...

rupture of membranes

Parenting; Pregnancy

The bursting of the sac holding the amniotic fluid, usually a sign that labor will soon begin or has already begun.

transitional labor

Parenting; Pregnancy

The end of the first stage of labor when the cervix dilates from eight to ten centimeters. This is the most demanding stage of labor because the contractions are very strong, very close together, and ...

umbilical cord

Parenting; Pregnancy

The flexible cord of tissue connecting the fetus to the placenta that brings oxygen and nutrients from the expectant mother to the fetus and removes waste products. The umbilical cord contains two ...