- Industry: Health care
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A form of complementary and alternative medicine. Thin needles are inserted in select locations of the body and stimulated and manipulated through the skin to help ease pain and balance the body's energy flow. In pregnancy, acupuncture can be used to combat morning sickness, labor pains, and back pains.
Industry:Parenting
The placenta and membranes after they have been delivered from the uterus during the third stage of childbirth.
Industry:Parenting
Cramping triggered by the contractions of the uterus in the postpartum phase as it shrinks and makes its normal descent back into the pelvis.
Industry:Parenting
Twins born at the same time but resulting from the fertilization of two different eggs.
Industry:Parenting
The upper number in a blood pressure reading, representing the amount of pressure when the heart is contracted.
Industry:Parenting
The thin, sticky, yellow fluid secreted by the breasts before the production of true breast milk. Colostrum is rich in fats, protein, and antibodies. Some women notice small amounts of colostrum during and toward the end of pregnancy.
Industry:Parenting
The therapeutic use of warm water, usually in a Jacuzzi tub, often used to help relax a laboring woman and reduce her discomfort. A complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) technique.
Industry:Parenting
The strong, rhythmic tightening of the uterus during labor. Regular strong and painful contractions dilate the cervix and push the baby through the birth canal.
Industry:Parenting
