Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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doppler

Parenting; Pregnancy

A handheld ultrasound device that is used in pregnancy to amplify the sound of a fetus's heartbeat while in utero.

spinal headache

Parenting; Pregnancy

A headache that results when the needle used for a spinal anesthesia or an epidural punctures the covering of the spinal cord, allowing spinal fluid to seep into the epidural space.

A hormone produced by the fetus and passed into the mother's bloodstream. Levels of this hormone can be checked via a blood test (quad screen) during the second trimester. High levels (combined with ...

estriol

Parenting; Pregnancy

A hormone produced by the fetus and passed into the mother's bloodstream. Levels of this hormone can be tested via a blood test (quad screen) during the second trimester. High levels (combined with ...

luteinizing hormone

Parenting; Pregnancy

A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates other hormone of the reproductive system and causes the release of a mature egg from the follicle.