Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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Tubal ligation

Parenting; Pregnancy

A sterilisation procedure in which a woman's fallopian tubes are cut and tied off to prevent pregnancy.

Cerclage

Parenting; Pregnancy

A stitch placed in a weak or incompetent cervix to keep the cervix closed and support a pregnancy to term.

Labor, delivery, postpartum room (LDPR)

Parenting; Pregnancy

A room, usually in a hospital or birthing center, designed to accommodate a woman's labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum stay.

Herpes

Parenting; Pregnancy

A sexually transmitted disease involving the genital area. A woman with untreated genital herpes can pass the infection onto her newborn during childbirth.

Gonorrhoea

Parenting; Pregnancy

A sexually transmitted disease that can lead to preterm delivery or serious eye problems for the baby, among other ailments, if contracted and not treated during pregnancy.

Extrauterine pregnancy

Parenting; Pregnancy

Also called an ectopic pregnancy, an extrauterine pregnancy results when a fertilised egg does not enter the uterus, but instead implants elsewhere, usually in a fallopian tube. Symptoms of an ...

Foetal movement counts

Parenting; Pregnancy

After 27 weeks of pregnancy, women are encouraged to perform periodic counts to measure how often their baby moves within an hour. Ten or more movements per hour are considered normal.