Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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Hypotension

Parenting; Pregnancy

Low blood pressure. Some women experience hypotension when they get an epidural during labor.

Hematocrit

Parenting; Pregnancy

In a blood test, the number (or percentage) of red blood cells.

Tilted uterus

Parenting; Pregnancy

In 20 percent of women, the top of the uterus is tilted toward the back instead of the front. In most cases, the uterus rights itself by the end of the first trimester.

Corpus luteum cyst

Parenting; Pregnancy

If the corpus luteum fails to regress at the expected time (around 10 weeks into pregnancy), it turns into a cyst. It rarely presents a problem, but a practitioner will monitor its size as a ...

Retroverted uterus

Parenting; Pregnancy

In 20 percent of women, the top of the uterus is tilted toward the back instead of the front. In most cases, the uterus rights itself by the end of the first trimester.

Identical twins

Parenting; Pregnancy

Identical twins are formed from the division of one fertilised egg that then grows into two fetuses. They are genetically identical and will look exactly alike.