Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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Leopold manoeuvres

Parenting; Pregnancy

Techniques used by physicians and midwives to determine foetal presentation in utero. The practitioner positions his or her hands on the woman's abdomen and feels for the baby's head, back, and ...

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Parenting; Pregnancy

TENS, a CAM therapy useful to relieve labour pains, uses electrodes to stimulate nerve pathways to the uterus and cervix. The theory is that this stimulation jams other sensory inputs along those ...

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)

Parenting; Pregnancy

Slower than normal growth of a foetus in the womb.

Bradycardia

Parenting; Pregnancy

Slow heartbeat, usually fewer than 100 beats per minute for a baby.

Rooting

Parenting; Pregnancy

One of the reflexes present at birth in which the baby opens his or her mouth and turns the head to nurse when the cheek is stroked.

Transducer

Parenting; Pregnancy

The device used in ultrasound that emits sound waves and transmits them to a computer, resulting in the ultrasound image.

Rectus abdominus

Parenting; Pregnancy

The central muscle that runs down the front of the abdomen and supports the back. During pregnancy it may separate, but it returns to normal after delivery.