Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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Egg

Parenting; Pregnancy

A female's reproductive cell produced by the ovary and fertilised by sperm to form an embryo. Also called an ovum.

Laxative

Parenting; Pregnancy

A food or medicine that stimulates evacuation of the bowels.

A greasy white substance that covers the foetus in utero. The vernix protects the foetus from the amniotic fluid and makes the baby slippery and easier to deliver. Premature babies will be covered ...

Meconium

Parenting; Pregnancy

A greenish-brown substance that comes from a baby's digestive tract and is ordinarily passed after delivery as the baby's first stool. Sometimes, the meconium is passed before birth, in which case it ...

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 anaesthesia or an epidural punctures the covering of the spinal cord, allowing spinal fluid to seep into the epidural space.