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cesarean section
(Encyclopedia) cesarean sectioncesarean sectionsĭzârˈēən [key], delivery of an infant by surgical removal from the uterus through an abdominal incision. The operation is of ancient origin: indeed,…caesarean section
(Encyclopedia) caesarean section: see cesarean section.infant respiratory distress syndrome
(Encyclopedia) infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) or hyaline membrane diseaseinfant respiratory distress syndromehīˈəlĭn, –līnˌ [key], respiratory distress syndrome of newborns, most common…obstetrics
(Encyclopedia) obstetricsobstetricsŏbstĕˈtrĭks [key], branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth (see birth), and the time after childbirth.…birth
(Encyclopedia) birth or labor, delivery of the fetus by the viviparous mammal. Birth is also known as parturition. Human birth normally occurs about 280 days after onset of the last menstrual period…abortion
(Encyclopedia) abortion, expulsion of the products of conception before the embryo or fetus is viable. Any interruption of human pregnancy prior to the 28th week is known as abortion. The term…birth control
(Encyclopedia) birth control, practice of contraception for the purpose of limiting reproduction. Although contraceptive techniques had been known in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, the modern…Trending
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