Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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yeast infection

Parenting; Pregnancy

A vaginal infection common during pregnancy. Symptoms include itching and a white strong-smelling discharge from the vagina.

A way to check on how the baby is doing while inside the uterus. In a nonstress test, the expectant mother is hooked up to a fetal monitor and the response of the fetal heart rate to fetal movements ...

rubella

Parenting; Pregnancy

Rubella is a highly contagious viral disease with a mild red rash that can cause serious birth defects in a fetus if a pregnant woman is afflicted. Women who haven't had it should make sure they're ...

regional anesthesia

Parenting; Pregnancy

Numbing a part of the body during labor. An epidural is a regional anesthesia because it numbs only the lower part of the body.

urinary incontinence

Parenting; Pregnancy

Involuntary loss of urine. Many women find they leak urine during the last trimester when they laugh, cough, or sneeze. It is a result of the mounting pressure of the growing uterus on the bladder. ...

stretch marks

Parenting; Pregnancy

Discolored linear patterns that result from stretching of the skin. In pregnancy, stretch marks, also known as striae, may appear on the abdomen, breasts, buttocks, and legs; they usually fade slowly ...

mastitis

Parenting; Pregnancy

An infection of a milk duct in the breast. Symptoms include swelling, tenderness, redness, and fever. Treatment for mastitis includes massage, warm compress, continued breastfeeding from the infected ...