Quickening

Quickening

The time when a woman first notices the foetus moving in her uterus. (Outdated. )

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quickening

Health care; Sexual health

The time when a woman first notices the fetus moving in her uterus. (Outdated. )

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The first perceived movements of a fetus in the uterus.

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The act or process of making or of becoming quick.

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Havelock Ellis

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Katharine Bement Davis

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Magnus Hirschfeld

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Health care; Sexual health

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