- Industry: Health care
- Number of terms: 8622
- Number of blossaries: 1
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A regional nerve block anesthetic that is injected into the fluid surrounding the spinal cord and used to block the pain associated with a forceps or vacuum extraction delivery.
Industry:Parenting
A registered nurse who has completed graduate-level programs in midwifery. Most nurse-midwives have a collaborative relationship with a physician.
Industry:Parenting
A relatively rare condition caused by an abnormal amount of fluid in the brain. It is sometimes the first sign of spina bifida.
Industry:Parenting
A room, usually in a hospital or birthing center, designed to accommodate a woman's labor, delivery, and recovery.
Industry:Parenting
A room, usually in a hospital or birthing center, designed to accommodate a woman's labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum stay.
Industry:Parenting
A sexually transmitted disease involving the genital area. A woman with untreated genital herpes can pass the infection onto her newborn during childbirth.
Industry:Parenting
A sexually transmitted disease that can lead to preterm delivery or serious eye problems for the baby, among other ailments, if contracted and not treated during pregnancy.
Industry:Parenting
A shallow, tepid bath often recommended to soothe the discomfort and pain of episiotomy stitches postpartum.
Industry:Parenting
