Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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Foetal presentation

Parenting; Pregnancy

The position of the baby, feet down (breech) or head down (vertex), inside a woman's uterus.

Montgomery's tubercles or follicles

Parenting; Pregnancy

The small goose-bump-like glands that appear on the areola during pregnancy.

Nipples

Parenting; Pregnancy

The small projection near the centre of the breast containing the outlets of the milk ducts.

Diastasis recti

Parenting; Pregnancy

The separation of the muscles running down the middle of the stomach, from the bottom of the rib cage to the top of the pubic bone during pregnancy. The muscles slowly return to normal after ...

Anytime there is vaginal bleeding during the first half of pregnancy, the pregnancy is considered threatened. The expectant mother may undergo a physical examination and tests to determine the cause ...

Fontanels

Parenting; Pregnancy

The soft spots on a baby's head that allow its skull to compress during birth and pass through the birth canal. At birth, there are six fontanels — they completely fuse by a child's second ...

Linea nigra

Parenting; Pregnancy

The so-called black line that runs down the centre of the abdomen to the top of the pubic bone. This darkening is caused by pregnancy hormones. The linea nigra may be more noticeable in dark-skinned ...