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Pregnancy

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

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Tocolysis
Parenting; Pregnancy

The administration of medications to stop uterine contractions during premature labor.

Due date
Parenting; Pregnancy

The estimated date a baby might be born. It is determined based on the first day of a woman's last menstruation. See Naegele's rule.

Fundal height
Parenting; Pregnancy

The distance between the top of a pregnant woman's uterus (fundus) to her pubic bone. The fundal height is measured to determine foetal age.

Ovaries
Parenting; Pregnancy

The female reproductive organs that release eggs into the fallopian tubes, where they may be fertilised if sperm is present.

Vagina
Parenting; Pregnancy

The female genital passage that leads from the uterus to the opening between the labia.

Fertilisation age
Parenting; Pregnancy

The age of the foetus based on the actual date of conception, rather than on the first day of a woman's last menstrual cycle.

Steroids
Parenting; Pregnancy

Synthetic hormones that may be given to a pregnant woman with preterm labour in an effort to speed the maturation of the fetus's lungs.

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