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Signs and symptoms of pregnancy are common, benign conditions that result from the changes to the body that occur during pregnancy. Signs and symptoms of pregnancy typically change as pregnancy progresses, although several symptoms may be present throughout. Depending on severity, common symptoms in pregnancy can develop into complications. [1]
Gestation is the period of development during the carrying of an embryo, and later fetus, inside viviparous animals (the embryo develops within the parent). [1] It is typical for mammals, but also occurs for some non-mammals. Mammals during pregnancy can have one or more gestations at the same time, for example in a multiple birth. [2]
Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a pregnancy complication that is characterized by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and possibly dehydration. [1] Feeling faint may also occur. [2] It is considered a more severe form of morning sickness. [2] Symptoms often get better after the 20th week of pregnancy but may last the entire pregnancy duration.
“You can feel feverish without having a temperature, but you cannot clinically have a fever without a temperature above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit by mouth,” says Eric Ascher, D.O., family ...
Bird flu is a scary illness with a high mortality rate. But so far, infections in the U.S. have been relatively mild—until now. A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of ...
Photos of what pregnancy tissue from early abortions at 5 to 9 weeks actually looks like have gone viral.. The images, which were originally shared by MYA Network — a network of physicians who ...
Mother-to-child transmission during pregnancy can cause microcephaly and other brain malformations in some babies. [5] [6] Infections in adults have been linked to Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS). [4] Zika fever is mainly spread via the bite of mosquitoes of the Aedes type. [2] It can also be sexually transmitted and potentially spread by ...
Different terms are used to describe prenatal development, meaning development before birth. A term with the same meaning is the "antepartum" (from Latin ante "before" and parere "to give birth") Sometimes "antepartum" is however used to denote the period between the 24th/26th week of gestational age until birth, for example in antepartum ...