• In biology and medicine, gravidity and parity are the number of times a female has been pregnant (gravidity) and carried the pregnancies to a viable gestational...
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  • given birth; gravidity and parity represent pregnancy and viability, respectively Parity (charity), UK equal rights organisation Parity (law), legal principle...
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    medical nomenclature that uses G P to stand for number and outcomes of pregnancy (gravidity and parity). A woman giving birth may leave as soon as she is...
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    of a gravid amniote. This fluid serves as a cushion for the growing fetus, but also serves to facilitate the exchange of nutrients, water, and biochemical...
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    referred to as a gravida. Gravidity refers to the number of times that a female has been pregnant. Similarly, the term parity is used for the number of...
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  • dictionary. Obstetrics and gynaecology (also spelled as obstetrics and gynecology; abbreviated as Obs and Gynae, O&G, OB-GYN and OB/GYN) is the medical...
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    which the embryo attaches outside the uterus. Signs and symptoms classically include abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding, but fewer than 50 percent of affected...
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    involves monitoring and stimulating a woman's ovulatory process, then removing an ovum or ova (egg or eggs) from her ovaries and enabling a man's sperm...
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    the preferred method of delivery, as it is correlated with lower morbidity and mortality than caesarean sections (C-sections), though it is not clear whether...
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    inner vaginal and urethral openings to encompass the vestibule. At the glans clitoris, each labium splits, above forming the clitoral hood, and below the...
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  • Cryptic pregnancy (category Pathology of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium)
    home pregnancy test and gotten a negative result, or both. A few of the stories involved women who had known they were pregnant and experienced an early...
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    In primates, and specifically in humans, the labia majora (sg.: labium majus), also known as the outer lips or outer labia, are two prominent longitudinal...
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  • intercourse. Most research suggests that during pregnancy both sexual desire and frequency of sexual relations decrease. In context of this overall decrease...
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    and other mammals, the clitoral hood (also called preputium clitoridis, clitoral prepuce, and clitoral foreskin) is a fold of skin that surrounds and...
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  • lochia is the vaginal discharge after giving birth, containing blood, mucus, and uterine tissue. Lochia discharge typically continues for four to eight weeks...
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    healthy lifestyle and the provision of medical information such as maternal physiological changes in pregnancy, biological changes, and prenatal nutrition...
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    the internal and external sex organs that function in the reproduction of new offspring. The reproductive system is immature at birth and develops at puberty...
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    Vagina (category Women and sexuality)
    In mammals and other animals, the vagina (pl.: vaginas or vaginae) is the elastic, muscular reproductive organ of the female genital tract. In humans...
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  • retained placenta is commonly a cause of postpartum haemorrhage, both primary and secondary. Retained placenta is generally defined as a placenta that has...
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    erogenous area and generally the primary anatomical source of female sexual pleasure. The clitoris is a complex structure, and its size and sensitivity can...
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    Cephalic presentation (category Presentations and positions in childbirth)
    The perineum and cervix are further flattened and the head may be felt vaginally. Head engagement is known colloquially as the baby drop, and in natural...
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    between a sexually mature human male and female. During sexual intercourse, the interaction between the male and female reproductive systems results in...
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  • regression models have also been developed that account for maternal parity, age, and race, all which have been found to be important variables determining...
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    Episiotomy, also known as perineotomy, is a surgical incision of the perineum and the posterior vaginal wall generally done by an obstetrician. This is usually...
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  • light tapping or fluttering. These sensations eventually become stronger and more regular as the pregnancy progresses. Sometimes, the first movements...
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  • support to the client's partner, family, and friends. The doula's goal and role is to help the client feel safe and comfortable, complementing the role of...
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    Ellwood DA (June 2002). "Prevalence and persistence of health problems after childbirth: associations with parity and method of birth". Birth. 29 (2): 83–94...
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    Breech birth (category Complications of labour and delivery)
    and become footling breeches during labour. Footling and kneeling breeches have a higher risk of cord prolapse and head entrapment. ParityParity refers...
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    chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)) in blood or urine using a pregnancy test kit, and scanning with ultrasonography. Testing blood for hCG results in the earliest...
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  • surrounding the embryo, and the uterine wall. It occurs in about 3.1% of all pregnancies, it is the most common sonographic abnormality and the most common cause...
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