Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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Endometriosis

Parenting; Pregnancy

The condition that results when endometrial cells (the tissue that lines the uterus) grow outside the uterus, most often on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or in the abdominal cavity.

The collecting and storing of the baby's umbilical-cord blood for future medical use. Though still controversial, some parents opt for banking in case the stem cells should be needed one day for the ...

Basal body temperature (BBT)

Parenting; Pregnancy

The body's temperature upon first waking up in the morning. The basal body temperature (tracked using a highly sensitive basal body thermometer) rises sharply around the time of ovulation, helping ...

Breaking of water

Parenting; Pregnancy

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

Vaginal birth

Parenting; Pregnancy

The birth of a baby through the birth canal, as opposed to a caesarean section, which is the birth of a baby through a surgical incision in the abdomen.

Estimated date of delivery (EDD)

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.

Bloody show

Parenting; Pregnancy

The discharge of the blood-tinged mucous plug. A gelatinous "cork" of mucus seals the opening of the uterus during pregnancy. As the cervix effaces and dilates before and during labor, blood vessels ...