Learn about child birth and prenatal care terms. Heard a medical term that you didn’t recognize? Find it in the list below and click on the term or read the excerpt for a short partial excerpt.
What is
- The Placenta
- The placenta is an organ attached to the lining of the...
- What Are Fallopian Tubes
- During ovulation they transport the Ova or egg from the...
- What is a Diuretic
- The term "diuretic" is very broad, and refers generally to...
- What is a Perinatologist
- A Perinatologist is an obstetrician who has special training in maternal-fetal medicine or...
- What Is Bilirubin
- Bilirubin is a product that results from the breakdown of...
- What is Breastmilk
- Human breast milk refers to the milk produced by a...
- What Is Cervical Mucus
- Cervical Mucus is important in the getting pregnant by helping the sperm to...
- What Is Cesarean section or C-Section
- is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through an incision in the mother's...
- What is Childbirth
- his may seem like an obvious question at first but there's a lot to know about...
- What is Chorionic Villi
- Chorionic villi are tiny parts of the placenta that are formed from the...
- What is Chorionic Villus Sampling
- Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a prenatal test that involves...
- What is Colostrum
- Colostrum contains important antibodies and nutrients for...
- What Is Ectopic Pregnancy
- Ectopic pregnancy is the consequence of an anomaly of implantation of the...
- What is Endometriosis
- Endometriosis is a female health disorder that occurs when cells from the...
- What Is Episiotomy
- An episiotomy is an incision performed between the vagina and the...
- What is Foremilk
- For new moms, it's easy to overfeed the newborn with Foremilk...
- What Is Fundal height
- Fundal height, or McDonald's rule, is a measure of the size of the...
- What Is Fundus
- This measurement is taken from the top of the...
- What is GPTAL?
- ...
- What Is Intrapartum
- refers to the medical and nursing care given to a...
- What Is Jaundice
- Jaundice is the yellowish staining of the skin and sclerae (the whites of the eyes) that is caused by high levels in...
- What Is Leukocyte
- A colorless cell that circulates in the blood and body fluids and is involved in...
- What Is Listeria and Listeriosis
- Ingestion (food-borne transmission) of the organism, such as through unpasteurized milk or contaminated vegetables, is often a source of cases. In newborn infections...
- What is Nullips, Primips and Multips
- ...
- What is Ovum / Brighted Ovum
- Ovum usually refers to a fully matured female gamete this is ready for...
- What Is Perineum
- For females, the perineum is the area between the...
- What Is Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
- Preeclampsia is a potentially serious illness marked by high blood pressure and protein in the...
- What is Progesterone
- ...
- What is Pubic Symphysis
- Pubic symphysis is a secondary cartilaginous joint between the...
- What is Spina Bifida
- Spina bifida is a birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the...
- What is the Coccyx
- The tailbone, called the coccyx, is connected to the...
