Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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Anencephaly

Parenting; Pregnancy

A rare birth defect in which the baby has a malformed skull and little or no brain.

A diagnostic test to determine whether the foetus has any abnormalities. Performed anywhere between weeks 14 and 20 of pregnancy (though more commonly between weeks 16 and 18), amniocentesis tests ...

Acupuncture

Parenting; Pregnancy

A form of complementary and alternative medicine. Thin needles are inserted in select locations of the body and stimulated and manipulated through the skin to help ease pain and balance the body's ...

Assisted reproductive technology

Parenting; Pregnancy

Any procedure performed to help a woman become pregnant. See IVF and gamete intra-fallopian transfer.

Augmentation of labour

Parenting; Pregnancy

An intervention to help labour that has begun naturally to progress more rapidly. Often, Pitocin (a synthetic form of the hormone oxytocin) is used to make contractions stronger or to rupture the ...

Autologous transfusion

Parenting; Pregnancy

A transfusion of a person's own blood. Sometimes, in anticipation of surgery, a woman may donate her own blood for use later.

Anaesthesia

Parenting; Pregnancy

A general term describing techniques to ease pain. Types of anaesthesia often used during childbirth include local anesthesia, general anesthesia, or analgesia.