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E: What is egg donation?

E: What is egg donation?

By parentdish.co.uk, Apr 5, 2010

Egg donation is the act of one woman sharing the eggs from her own ovaries with another woman who is experiencing ...

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D: What is dystocia?

D: What is dystocia?

By parentdish.co.uk, Apr 4, 2010

Dystocia is an abnormal or difficult labour and/or birth, and affects one per cent of vaginal deliveries. The condition has ...

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C: What is cystic fibrosis?

C: What is cystic fibrosis?

By parentdish.co.uk, Apr 3, 2010

Cystic fibrosis is a lifelong condition that affects around one in 2400 babies, making it a rare occurrence. It is usually ...

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B: What is a birth centre?

B: What is a birth centre?

By parentdish.co.uk, Apr 2, 2010

A birth centre is a small, midwife-led birth facility that is usually described as an environment somewhere between home and ...

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A: What is the anterior position?

A: What is the anterior position?

By parentdish.co.uk, Apr 1, 2010

The anterior position is the optimum position for a baby to be in during childbirth. A baby in the anterior position will be ...

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Y: What is yellow body?

Y: What is yellow body?

By parentdish.co.uk, Mar 31, 2010

Yellow body, or corpus luteum, is the name given to the yellow mass of cells that collect in the follicle of the ovary once a ...

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W: What is witch's milk?

W: What is witch's milk?

By parentdish.co.uk, Mar 30, 2010

Witch's milk, or neonatal milk, is milk that is produced and secreted from the breasts of a newborn baby. Medically, it is ...

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V: What is a vaccine?

V: What is a vaccine?

By parentdish.co.uk, Mar 29, 2010

A vaccine, or immunisation, is a biological preparation that contains a fragment of a particular disease, or a synthetic ...

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T: What is tuboplasty?

T: What is tuboplasty?

By parentdish.co.uk, Mar 28, 2010

Tuboplasty is a fertility treatment that is performed on women to repair damaged fallopian tubes, or remove blockages. It is ...

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S: What is spina bifida?

S: What is spina bifida?

By parentdish.co.uk, Mar 27, 2010

Spina bifida is a condition that is caused when one or more of the vertebrae in the spine fails to develop properly during ...

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R: What is the rooting reflex?

R: What is the rooting reflex?

By parentdish.co.uk, Mar 26, 2010

The rooting reflex, or 'search reflex' is nature's way of ensuring a newborn baby locates his or her source of nutrition, ...

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P: What is placenta praevia?

P: What is placenta praevia?

By parentdish.co.uk, Mar 25, 2010

Placenta praevia is a condition that occurs when the placenta is located in the lower part of the woman's uterus, in the way ...

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