Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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

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Obstetrics

Parenting; Pregnancy

The medical field dealing with the management of pregnancy, labor, and postpartum.

Letdown

Parenting; Pregnancy

The letdown reflex is an involuntary reflex during breastfeeding that causes the milk to flow freely as a response to the suckling of the baby.

Quickening

Parenting; Pregnancy

The first foetal movements felt by a pregnant woman, usually between 18 and 22 weeks gestation. The sensation is often described as a fluttering in the abdomen or butterflies in the stomach.

Ejaculate

Parenting; Pregnancy

The fluid emitted from a man's penis that contains sperm.

Mammary glands

Parenting; Pregnancy

The glands of the breast that produce breast milk.

Uterus

Parenting; Pregnancy

The hollow, pear-shaped, muscular organ in which a baby grows.

Embryo

Parenting; Pregnancy

The name used to describe a developing fertilised egg from the time of implantation through the eighth week after conception. After eight weeks it is called a fetus.