Cord prolapse is a condition occurs when the umbilical cord drops down into the birth canal before the baby is born. This can happen during labor or delivery.
What to Do If Your Baby’s Umbilical Cord Prolapses
Why Is My Period So Heavy?
If your hormone levels are out of balance, your body may grow a thicker lining in the uterus, resulting in excessive bleeding when you shed the thicker lining.
Puberty: A Guide for Teens and Parents
Puberty is the time of a person's body growth and hormone increase, as well as sexual maturation typically begins around age 12 for girls and 14 for boys.
Worried about post-term pregnancy? Here’s what you need to know
Post-term pregnancy, also known as postmaturity is a pregnancy continuing beyond two weeks of the expected date of delivery (>294 days or 42 weeks).
Postpartum Depression: What New Moms Need to Know
Postpartum depression is a type of depressive mood disorder that can occur after childbirth characterized by sadness, anxiety, and difficulty bonding with baby.
Postpartum Hemorrhage: Everything You Need to Know
Postpartum hemorrhage is defined as excessive bleeding after childbirth caused by inadequate uterine contractions and leads to shock and death if not treated.
Puerperal sepsis: A deadly infection that can occur after childbirth
Puerperal sepsis is an infection of the genital tract which occurs as a complication of delivery caused by bacteria that enter the uterus during delivery.
What is the Placenta and What Does It Do?
The placenta is a structure that grows in the uterus during pregnancy and provides nutrients and oxygen to the fetus and removes waste via the umbilical cord.
11 Steps to a Safe Pregnancy: Guidance for Expectant Mothers
11 Steps to a Safe Pregnancy include prenatal care, healthy diet, plenty of rest, avoid tobacco, alcohol, radiation exposure, and drugs, exercise, de-stress.
Prolonged Labor: What to Expect and How to Deal
Prolonged labor is one in which the combined duration of the first and second stage of labor is more than the arbitrary time limit of 20 hours.
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