Caesarean section - Better Health Channel.
A caesarean section, or c-section, is a surgical procedure (operation) in which a baby is born through an incision (cut) made in the mother's abdominal wall (tummy) and uterus (womb). Factors that may lead to a caesarean section include a baby in ... [... more]
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Rick Peterson
This is what a little bear, a young dolphin, and a sweet little boy are wondering about their mamas' big, pregnant tummies. Simple flaps on the mothers' bellies reveal the babies inside. Tabs and wheels let children make the baby dolphin swim, ... [... more]
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Diane Muldrow
This is what a little bear, a young dolphin, and a sweet little boy are wondering about their mamas' big, pregnant tummies. Simple flaps on the mothers' bellies reveal the babies inside. Tabs and wheels let children make the baby dolphin swim, ... [... more]
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Marguerite Kelly
A national bestseller with more than 750,000 copies in print, now revised for the new mothers of the '90s -- the latest findings on health, advice for working mothers, facts about the influence of TV, and more. The Mother's Almanac Marguerite ... [... more]
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Elia Parsons
A national bestseller with more than 750,000 copies in print, now revised for the new mothers of the '90s -- the latest findings on health, advice for working mothers, facts about the influence of TV, and more. The Mother's Almanac Marguerite ... [... more]
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Camille Peri
Camille Peri was a founding editor of the Mothers Who Think website at Salon.com and coeditor, with Kate Moses, of the American Book Award-winning anthology . She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two sons. [... more]
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Placenta previa
During pregnancy, the placenta provides the baby with oxygen and nutrients from the mother's bloodstream. Placenta previa means the placenta has implanted at the bottom of the uterus, over the cervix, and the baby can't be born vaginally. During ... [... more]
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DES daughters - possible problems
Diethylstilboestrol, or DES, was prescribed in Australia as an anti-miscarriage drug between 1946 and 1971. Anyone who was exposed to DES needs special medical care because this drug can cause reproductive changes and diseases in both the mothers ... [... more]
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Pregnancy - week by week
The length of the average pregnancy (gestation) is counted as 40 weeks, starting from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period. The unborn baby's development can be followed week by week throughout the pregnancy. The unborn baby spends ... [... more]
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