- Industry: Health care
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A transfusion of a person's own blood. Sometimes, in anticipation of surgery, a woman may donate her own blood for use later.
Industry:Parenting
A general term describing techniques to ease pain. Types of anesthesia often used during childbirth include local anesthesia, general anesthesia, or analgesia.
Industry:Parenting
A medication that produces a loss of sensation, either partially or completely.
Industry:Parenting
Ko je otrok obrnjen proti materini hrbtenici v maternici in/ali med porodom. To je najbolj pogost položaj za rojevanje dojenčkov.
Industry:Parenting
Injection of a sterile saline solution into the amniotic sac when there isn't enough amniotic fluid, when there is thick meconium staining, or to prevent the umbilical cord from being squeezed during delivery when the level of amniotic fluid is too low.
Industry:Parenting
The clear fluid in the amniotic sac that surrounds the fetus during pregnancy. Amniotic fluid cushions the fetus, protects it against infection, and stabilizes its temperature. Throughout pregnancy, the amniotic fluid is constantly being replenished.
Industry:Parenting
The membrane that surrounds the baby in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid in which the baby floats. Also called the bag of waters, the amniotic sac will rupture naturally or be ruptured artificially during labor.
Industry:Parenting
Artificial rupturing of the membranes (amniotic sac) by a doctor or midwife to help speed labor. Amniotomy is done with an instrument that looks like a long crochet hook with a sharp tip.
Industry:Parenting
Cracks in the anus that can cause bleeding. Anal fissures can be accompanied by hemorrhoids or appear independently. Constipation causes and/or compounds them.
Industry:Parenting
