Questions related to pregnancy, childbirth, and the post-partum period.
Questions tagged [obstetrics]
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Pregnancy and flying
I've heard that flying can harm a developing baby when the mother is pregnant.
What happened to my partner is that she missed her period and took a flight after being one and a half months pregnant. Only after the flight did we meet and take a…
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In childbirth, can one twin's arm stick out of the womb and then the other child is born first?
There is a story of a birth of twins from Genesis 38:27-30 with some details that raise some medical questions. Among them:
It is implied that before birth, they knew the mother had twins.
The first thing to come out of the womb was one baby's arm…
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Why is the period of gestation defined to be measured from 2 weeks before conception?
So the normal gestational period is defined to be "from the first day of the woman's last menstrual cycle to the current date.".
Why is that? Wouldn't the more natural definition be "from two weeks after the first day of the woman's last menstrual…
robert bristow-johnson
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Faint line on pregnancy test
I've taken a pregnancy test in the morning on two different days and the result was a faint line both times. Does this mean the pregnancy test was positive or not?
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How to check pregnancy at home?
Is there any way to check pregnancy at home.I have used prega-news to check but i am not sure how much it is useful.Can any one suggest me some better option.
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What is the probability of having a second pregnancy with IUGR?
The odds of a pregnancy with an Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) appear to be ~5% in the general population, but, after some searching through Pubmed, I have not been able to find if that number is impacted by a previous IUGR. Is the…
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Is Pregnancy without Weight Gain or Distended Belly a Health Risk?
There's an old show called "I didn't know I was pregnant" where girls sometimes gain little to no weight and don't look pregnant, then suddenly give birth.
Is this unhealthy or dangerous for them or the baby? How important is it to have a large…
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How do you know if you're pregnant while on birth control?
How do you know if you're pregnant while taking take birth control? Also, is it possible to feel the symptoms of pregnancy after having sex earlier in the day?
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how soon after unprotected sex can side effects of getting pregnant occur?
a person, lets call him bob had unprotected sex with jane on friday night lets say saturday morning at like 4 am. Monday evening at around 11 pm the girl feels like throwing up and bad generally.
Can it be because she is pregnant?
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Is it impossible to impregnate a woman during her period, and in the few days after?
I've heard that the chances of impregnating a women during her period, or in the few days (up to a week) after her period, are close to 0 percent.
Does this mean that I don't need to use a condom during this interval of time between her period and…
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How to Determine the Top Medical Science Professors in Specific Fields?
If I want to determine the top medical science professors in a specific field and contact them, how would I go about doing so? I especially want to contact clinical professors. Currently, I am looking for contacts in obstetrics but I will have the…
