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Adaptation to extrauterine life

Neonatal adaptations

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Obstetrics

Medical specialty concerning pregnancy and childbirth

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Perineal tear
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Birth weight

Weight of a human neonate at birth

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Flexion point

Attachment point for ventouse cups

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Fetal head

Head of a fetus as a measure in obstetrics

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Outline of obstetrics

Medical specialty concerning pregnancy and childbirth

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Bradley method of natural childbirth

Obstetrical procedure

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Cervical mucus plug

Plug sealing the cervical canal during pregnancy

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Cephalic presentation

Childbirth in which the head emerges first

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Bloody show

Bloody mucus discharge leading up to labour

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Birth attendant

Health professional

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Caul

Membrane covering the head and face of a newborn at birth

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Gestational age

Measure of the age of a pregnancy

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Maternal near miss

Event in which a pregnant woman comes close to death but does not die

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Obstetric Flying Squad

Emergency mobile obstetrics team

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Osmotic dilator

Medical device to dilate the uterine cervix

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Malinas score
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Maternal–fetal medicine

Branch of medicine

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Fundal height

Measure of fetal growth

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Subinvolution

Medical condition after childbirth

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Perineal massage

Massage of a pregnant woman's perineum prior to childbirth

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Pregnancy test

Test based on scientific data to determine if a woman is pregnant

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Uterine contraction

Contraction of the uterus

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Rupture of membranes

Rupture of the amniotic sac in pregnancy

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Live birth (human)

Fetus exits womb with sign of life

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Doppler fetal monitor
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Lochia

Vaginal discharge in the first few weeks after giving birth

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Mauriceau–Smellie–Veit maneuver

Obstetric or emergent medical maneuver utilized in cases of breech delivery

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Retained placenta

All or part of the placenta remaining in the uterus during the 3rd stage of labor

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Uterine tachysystole

Medical condition during pregnancy

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