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| termination of pregnancy by expulsion of the embryo or fetus from the uterus; a natural expulsion is a misacarriage or spontaneous abortion. |
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| premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall, resulting in either premature birth or fetal death |
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| inflammation of the amnion |
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| abnormal childbirth in which the buttocks, feet or knees emerge first |
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| progressive obliteration of the cervical canal during labor |
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| inflammation of the chorion and amnion |
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| congenital abnormality in which the roof of the mouth fails to close during prenatal development, leaving a fissure |
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| an abnormality present at birth |
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| congenital disorder caused by a genetic defect in chromosome 21, resulting in degrees of mental retardation and other physical defects. "monogolism" or "trisomy 21" |
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| a condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma, during pregnancy, which may follow preeclampsia |
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| a pregnancy occuring outside of the uterus |
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| expulsion, or abortion, of the embryo |
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| a condition of newborns in which red blood cells are destroyed due to an imcompatability between the mother's blood and baby's blood occuring when the mother is Rh- and has previously had an Rh+ child, making Rh+ children susceptable. |
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| congenital absence of part of the esophagus, resulting in the inability of food to pass between the child's mouth and stomach |
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| a condition based by alcohol ingestion during pregnancy, it can cause brain dysfunction and growth abnormalities in the newborn (FAS) |
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| disease of newborns, and particularly of premature infants, in which certain cells of the lungs fail to mature by birth, leading to a tendency for lung collapse that may be followed by death; HMD |
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| congenital abnormality of a small head |
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| inflammation of the umbilicus |
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| congenital herniation at the umbilicus, in which a segment of the small intestine pushes through the abdominal wall |
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| abnormal attachment of the placenta, in which it implants in the lower segment of the uterus near, or obstructing the external os |
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| abnormal development of high blood pressure that may be accompanied with proteinuria and edema, all due to texemia during pregnancy |
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| an acute disease caused by the rubella virus, which is capable of crossing the pacental barrier to infect a fetus, producing abnormalities in prenatal development, aka German measles |
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| an abnormal pregnancy in which the embryo has implanted within the fallopian tube; it is a form of ectopic pregnancy |
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| a congenital defect of the vertebral column resulting from an absence of the vertebral arches and often leading to a severe inflammation of the spinal meninges, called hydrocele spinalis |
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| caused by a bacterium, which may be contracted by exposure to animal feces (most commonly from household pets), this disease can cross the placental barrier to infect the fetus, causing birth defects or miscarriage |
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| a drug that induces abortion |
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| surgical puncture though th eamnion and aspiration of a small amount of amniotic fluid for the purpose of analyzing the fluid for possible fetal abnormalities |
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| x-ray imaging of the amnion after the injection of a contrast medium |
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| examination of amniotic fluid and the fetus with an endoscope that is inserted into the cervical canal |
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| incision through the anmion, which ruptures the membrane as an inducement to labor |
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| surgical delivery by making an incision through the abdomen and uterus; C-Section |
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| study of embryotic development |
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| incision through the perineum, often during labor to prevent its tearing |
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| measurement of the size of the fetus |
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| the medical discipline concerned with old age. |
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| a physician practicing in the feild of gerontology |
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| the medical discipline concerned with the effects of aging |
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| ultrasound imaging of the pregnant uterus to observe fetal developmen |
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| a physician practicing in the feild of obstetrics |
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| medical discipline concerned with prenatal development, pregnancy and child-birth, and the 42 day period following birth |
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| a physician practicing in the feild of pediatrics |
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| the medical discipline concerned with infancy, childhood, and adolescence (PED) |
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| measurement of a mother's pelvis to determine the potential size of the birth canal |
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| a drug administered to pregnant women for a breif period during the 1950's that has been shown to cause dramatic birth defects in their infants, including underdevelopment of the arms and legs. |
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| termination of a pregnancy by artificially induced expulsion of the embryo or fetus from the uterus by means of either surgery or drugs |
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| a drug used to stop labor contractions |
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