Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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Malpresentation

Parenting; Pregnancy

An abnormal position of a baby's body or head during childbirth.

Effacement

Parenting; Pregnancy

Also referred to as ripening, effacement is the thinning of the cervix in preparation for delivery. During effacement, the cervix starts out more than an inch thick and ends up paper-thin.

Eclampsia occurs when untreated preeclampsia (characterized by high blood pressure and protein in the urine) progresses to involve the central nervous system, leading to seizures, coma, or death. It ...

Sea bands

Parenting; Pregnancy

Elastic bands worn on both wrists that put pressure on acupressure points on the inner wrists and often relieve nausea. May be used to treat morning sickness.

Intrapartum fever

Parenting; Pregnancy

Elevated body temperature in a pregnant woman during labour and/or delivery.

Lightening

Parenting; Pregnancy

Also known as dropping, lightening is when the foetus descends into the pelvic cavity in preparation for delivery. In first pregnancies, the baby often drops two to four weeks before delivery; in ...

Chloasma

Parenting; Pregnancy

Also called the "mask of pregnancy" and more common in women with darker complexions, this discoloration of the face appears in a mask-like configuration or a confetti-like appearance on the ...