Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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Aromatherapy

Parenting; Pregnancy

Scented oils that are used to heal body, mind, and spirit. Most experts advise caution when using aromatherapy during pregnancy, since some aromas in a concentrated form can be hazardous.

Artificial insemination

Parenting; Pregnancy

A process used to help a woman trying to conceive when natural methods fail. Sperm is inserted into the woman's uterus using a catheter.

Artificial rupture of the membranes

Parenting; Pregnancy

The bursting of the sac holding the amniotic fluid using an instrument resembling a crochet hook with a pointy tip. Practitioners often rupture the membranes to speed up a labour that has slowed.

Drawing a substance into or out of the air passages. After a baby is born, the practitioner will aspirate the baby's mouth and nose using a bulb syringe to remove accumulated fluids or mucus and to ...

Amnioinfusion

Parenting; Pregnancy

Injection of a sterile saline solution into the amniotic sac when there isn't enough amniotic fluid, when there is thick meconium staining, or to prevent the umbilical cord from being squeezed during ...

Amniotic fluid

Parenting; Pregnancy

The clear fluid in the amniotic sac that surrounds the foetus during pregnancy. Amniotic fluid cushions the fetus, protects it against infection, and stabilises its temperature. Throughout pregnancy, ...

Amniotic sac

Parenting; Pregnancy

The membrane that surrounds the baby in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid in which the baby floats. Also called the bag of waters, the amniotic sac will rupture naturally or be ruptured ...