- Industry: Health care
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A medication that reduces the sensation of pain without loss of consciousness. Demerol is a commonly used analgesic during labor.
Industry:Parenting
A decrease in the number of red blood cells, usually due to a shortage of iron. The condition, detected through a blood test, causes such symptoms as fatigue, weakness, breathlessness, or fainting spells. Eating a diet rich in iron and taking an iron supplement during the second half of pregnancy is crucial to keep up with the increased need for red blood cells.
Industry:Parenting
A rare birth defect in which the baby has a malformed skull and little or no brain.
Industry:Parenting
Tiny milk-producing sacs that are arranged in clusters throughout the breast. Each breast has hundreds of alveoli. Once the milk is produced, it's secreted into tube-shaped ducts that travel to the nipple.
Industry:Parenting
A diagnostic test to determine whether the fetus has any abnormalities. Performed anywhere between weeks 14 and 20 of pregnancy (though more commonly between weeks 16 and 18), amniocentesis tests the fluid inside the amniotic sac that surrounds the baby. The fluid, which contains the baby's skin cells, is drawn from the uterus through a hollow needle inserted through the expectant mother's abdominal wall and is tested for chromosomal abnormalities, genetic abnormalities, or other diseases.
Industry:Parenting
A form of complementary and alternative medicine. Thin needles are inserted in select locations of the body and stimulated and manipulated through the skin to help ease pain and balance the body's energy flow. In pregnancy, acupuncture can be used to combat morning sickness, labor pains, and back pains.
Industry:Parenting
The placenta and membranes after they have been delivered from the uterus during the third stage of childbirth.
Industry:Parenting
Cramping triggered by the contractions of the uterus in the postpartum phase as it shrinks and makes its normal descent back into the pelvis.
Industry:Parenting
Teaching conscious control over posture and movement, this technique can be used in childbirth education to help women cope with labor pain.
Industry:Parenting
