- Industry: Health care
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Failure of a baby boy's testicles to descend into the scrotum by the time he is born. Many times the condition corrects itself. Other cases need to be surgically corrected.
Industry:Parenting
Fluctuating thyroid function after childbirth. Symptoms begin with hyperthyroidism and can include fatigue, irritability, increased sweating, and insomnia, followed by hypothyroidism, symptoms of depression, muscle aches, hair loss, dry skin, and poor memory.
Industry:Parenting
Genetic defects in which a baby is missing an enzyme or other chemical substance, making it impossible to metabolize a particular dietary element. Most disorders can be tested for at birth or diagnosed prenatally.
Industry:Parenting
Growths on the uterus. Fibroids can be small or large and are almost always benign.
Industry:Parenting
Having too much glucose in the blood. Hyperglycemia is usually a sign of gestational diabetes.
Industry:Parenting
Heavy bleeding from the uterus. Hemorrhage is rare and can occur postpartum.
Industry:Parenting
Heavy drinking of alcohol during pregnancy (five or six drinks a day) can cause numerous physical and mental birth defects in the baby.
Industry:Parenting
An archaic term for the estimated date a baby might be born. It is determined based on the first day of a woman's last menstruation. See Naegele's rule.
Industry:Parenting
An antiretroviral drug used to treat an HIV-positive pregnant mother. See Zidovudine.
Industry:Parenting
