A drug that calms and may induce sleep.
A convulsion.
A disease contracted through sexual contact.
The situation when a baby's shoulders get wedged in mom’s birth canal after baby’s head has emerged.
Reddish colored mucous which may be discharged during the later stages of pregnancy and labor.
See ultrasound.
Thin veins at the surface of the skin.
Anesthesia injected into the spinal fluid
The first stage of labor, ending with complete dilation (to 10 centimeters) and 100% effacement of the cervix. This stage consists of three separate phases: (1) Early Labor, (2) Active Labor, and (3) Transition.
The pushing stage. Stage 2 begins once the cervix is totally dilated and effaced. Mom begins to push and Stage 2 ends with the birth of your baby.
Deliver of the placenta.
A term used to describe the location of the baby's presenting part in relation to the upper portion of the pelvis.
A baby who is "sunny side up" is facing the wrong direction, with his or her nose and chin facing upwards instead of down. Often the force of contractions will turn the baby to the correct position during labor or.
A sign or indication of a disorder or disease.
The reproductive organ of the male that produces sperm and testosterone.
The concentration of a substance in a solution.
A medication that stops or slows contractions.
Trial of Labor after Cesarean. This is the term used to describe allowing a woman who has had a previous C-section to have labor contractions, in an attempt to have a vaginal birth. If a TOLAC is successful, it is called a V-BAC (vaginal birth after Cesarean).
See pre-eclampsia.
A disease carried in cat feces that can be passed to humans and can cause birth defects in the fetus if the mother contracts the disease during pregnancy.
To give blood or blood products by intravenous routes.
A period or term of three months. A pregnancy is divided into three trimesters of 12 – 13 weeks each.
A blood test that is usually offered to a mother between 15 and 20 weeks of pregnancy to screen for an increased risk of particular birth defects (neural tube defects, Down Syndrome).
(Edward's syndrome) A severe birth defect caused by a chromosomal abnormality. Children with the disorder have small eyes, abnormally formed ears, and heart problems, are severely mentally retarded, and rarely live past one year.