Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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Fertility specialist

Parenting; Pregnancy

An obstetrician-gynecologist who specialises in treating people with fertility problems.

An omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid. DHA is a major component of the brain and retina and is essential for proper brain growth and eye development in a foetus and young baby. Eating a diet rich in ...

Sonogram

Parenting; Pregnancy

An ultrasound image of a baby. Sonograms are performed with an ultrasound machine. Practitioners will often give expectant parents paper copies of their sonogram images to take home.

Chlamydia

Parenting; Pregnancy

A common sexually transmitted disease, often with no visible symptoms. Left untreated, chlamydia can make a woman infertile. If a woman who has chlamydia becomes pregnant, she can pass the infection ...

Rh incompatibility

Parenting; Pregnancy

A condition in which a baby's blood type and Rh factor is incompatible with the mother's. If carefully monitored and treated, a woman whose Rh factor is incompatible with her fetus's will usually ...