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Pregnancy

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

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Lactation
Parenting; Pregnancy

The production of milk that usually begins between two and seven days after a woman gives birth.

Body mass index (BMI)
Parenting; Pregnancy

The relationship of a person's height to weight. The formula the formula is calculated by multiplying 703 by a person's weight (in pounds) and dividing that number by the square of the person's ...

Curettage
Parenting; Pregnancy

The scrapping of the lining of the uterus to remove any residual products of conception following an incomplete miscarriage.

Blastocyst
Parenting; Pregnancy

The rapidly dividing fertilised egg when it enters the mother's uterus.

Foetal heart rate
Parenting; Pregnancy

The rate of the baby's heartbeat while in the uterus or during delivery. Normal foetal heart rate is between 120 and 160 beats per minute.

Implantation
Parenting; Pregnancy

The process in which a fertilised egg attaches itself to the lining of the uterus.

Uterine involution
Parenting; Pregnancy

The postpartum process of the uterus returning to its normal size after the birth of a baby.

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