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What
is Engagement |
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Before engagement, your baby has
been floating in the sac above
your pelvis
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Before engagement you would have
had to eat smaller meals more
frequently as..
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What
is leucorrhea |
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The
combined effect of hormones progesterone
and oestrogen causes your vagina
to secrete more mucus than before.
This discharge termed leucorrhea
comes in greater quantity now
that you are pregnant..
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What
is Lochia |
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Lochia
is a combination of blood, mucus
and tissue from a healing uterus.
This post delivery discharge is
normal and it lasts anyway from
2 to 6 weeks..
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What
is Quickening |
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Quickening
is the moment most pregnant women
await eagerly. What you have seen
during your scan is visual, while
quickening offers you something
more tangible - your baby's first
movement..
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What
is Round Ligament Pain |
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Round ligament pain can either
be a sharp stabbing pain or a
dull ache in the lower part of
your abdomen or groin.
• Round ligament consists
of horizontal and vertical muscles
that hold the uterus in place..
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What
is a Doppler Scan |
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Doppler scan
is a special scan which uses black
and white or color images to examine
the blood flowing through the
umbilical cord between the placenta
and the baby..
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What
is Cordocentesis |
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Cordocentesis is also called fetal
blood or umbilical vein sampling
• This is an invasive
procedure where fetal blood from
the umbilical cord is taken and
tested for suspected abnormalities..
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What's
Backlabor |
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Labor
contractions are painful irregardless
of duration and location, although
its gravity differs from woman
to woman. For some women, lower
back pain gets real intense during
labor..
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What
is Mucus Plug |
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One sure sign that
labor is on the way is when you
lose the mucus plug. Tinged with
blood or clear in color, the mucus
on your underpants in the last
weeks describes this plug. The
thick mucus has been blocking
the opening to the cervix for
a while now..
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Life
in the Uterus |
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The
development of the fetus inside
the utero from a tiny group of
cells to a fully grown baby occurs
with the help of the placenta,
umbilical cord and the amniotic
fluid. This trio forms your baby's
life..
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