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  2. Gestational age - Wikipedia

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    Gestational age. For actual age of gestation, see Human fertilization § Fertilization age. In obstetrics, gestational age is a measure of the age of a pregnancy taken from the beginning of the woman's last menstrual period (LMP), [1] or the corresponding age of the gestation as estimated by a more accurate method, if available.

  3. Gravidity and parity - Wikipedia

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    Gravidity and parity. 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 age (parity). [1] [2] These two terms are usually coupled, sometimes with additional terms, to indicate more details of the female's obstetric history. [3]

  4. Nutrition and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Pregnant woman eating fruit. Nutrition and pregnancy refers to the nutrient intake, and dietary planning that is undertaken before, during and after pregnancy. Nutrition of the fetus begins at conception. For this reason, the nutrition of the mother is important from before conception (probably several months before) as well as throughout ...

  5. Prenatal nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Pregnancy. Prenatal nutrition addresses nutrient recommendations before and during pregnancy. Nutrition and weight management before and during pregnancy has a profound effect on the development of infants. This is a rather critical time for healthy development since infants rely heavily on maternal stores and nutrient for optimal growth and ...

  6. Menstrual cycle - Wikipedia

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    The menstrual cycle is a series of natural changes in hormone production and the structures of the uterus and ovaries of the female reproductive system that makes pregnancy possible. The ovarian cycle controls the production and release of eggs and the cyclic release of estrogen and progesterone. The uterine cycle governs the preparation and ...

  7. Human chorionic gonadotropin - Wikipedia

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    Human chorionic gonadotropin ( hCG) is a hormone for the maternal recognition of pregnancy produced by trophoblast cells that are surrounding a growing embryo (syncytiotrophoblast initially), which eventually forms the placenta after implantation. [1] [2] The presence of hCG is detected in some pregnancy tests (HCG pregnancy strip tests).

  8. Pre-eclampsia - Wikipedia

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    Pre-eclampsia is a multi-system disorder specific to pregnancy, characterized by the onset of high blood pressure and often a significant amount of protein in the urine. [1] [8] [9] When it arises, the condition begins after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

  9. Signs and symptoms of pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Carpal tunnel syndrome – Carpal tunnel syndrome can occur in up to 70% of pregnant women and typically has a benign course. [16] [17] It manifests as pain, numbness, and tingling in the thumb, index finger, middle finger and the thumb side of the ring finger. [18] The symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy are usually mild and do ...

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