- Industry: Health care
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The method used for estimating a pregnant woman's due date. Take the first day of the last menstrual period, add seven days, subtract three months, and add one year. The estimation was first developed in the 1800s by Franz Naegele, a German obstetrician.
Industry:Parenting
The measurement of a baby's size from the top of the head to the buttocks. This measurement is usually used during a first-trimester ultrasound to determine the gestational age of the fetus.
Industry:Parenting
The medical field dealing with the management of pregnancy, labor, and postpartum.
Industry:Parenting
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.
Industry:Parenting
The male reproductive cells produced by the testicles. Sperm is deposited by the male into the female's vagina and fertilizes an egg to produce an embryo.
Industry:Parenting
The inability to hold in bowel movements. Sometimes, a tear or large episiotomy during labor can cause fecal incontinence.
Industry:Parenting
The inability to hold in urine. Many women find they leak urine during the last trimester when they laugh, cough, or sneeze. It is a result of the mounting pressure of the growing uterus on the bladder. Some women also experience stress incontinence postpartum as a result of the stretching of the perineal muscles. Kegel exercises can help strengthen the muscles.
Industry:Parenting
The hormone that causes joints and ligaments to soften and become stretched during pregnancy, allowing the pelvic bones to expand more easily during labor and delivery. Relaxin is also responsible for body changes, such as an increase in an expectant mother's foot size.
Industry:Parenting
