perinatology
Fetal-maternal medical specialty
Perinatology is the branch of medicine focused on the health of mothers and fetuses during the period surrounding birth—typically from about the twentieth week of pregnancy through the first month after delivery.
A perinatologist is a specialist in high-risk pregnancies, managing complications like preterm labor, gestational diabetes, or fetal abnormalities.
Gestation requiring extra monitoring
- fetal monitoringTracking unborn baby's condition
- antenatalBefore birth
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
doppler · fetoscope · teratology · teratogen · pre-eclampsia · gestational diabetes · ectopic pregnancy · HELLP syndrome
Carrying offspring in womb
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- fetusGestating offspring
- embryoOrganism before birth
- conceptionFormation of an idea
fetal · gestational · embryology · placenta · gravidity · parity · implantation · quickening
Infant just delivered
- prematurityState of being underdeveloped
- NICUIntensive care for newborns
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- neonatologistDoctor for newborns
resuscitation · jaundice · bilirubin · meconium · fontanelle · kangaroo care · surfactant · phototherapy
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- cesareanSurgical childbirth method
- vaginalOf the birth canal
epidural · midwife · doula · birth plan · waterbirth · homebirth · birthing center · maternity
Capacity for reproduction
- infertilityInability to reproduce
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- uterusFemale reproductive organ
- cervixUterine opening to vagina
endometrium · ovary · oocyte · follicle · estrogen · progesterone · implantation · assisted reproduction
high-risk pregnancy
Gestation requiring extra monitoring
- fetal monitoringTracking unborn baby's condition
- antenatalBefore birth
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
amniocentesis · doppler · fetoscope · teratology · teratogen · pre-eclampsia · gestational diabetes · ectopic pregnancy · HELLP syndrome · nuchal translucency
gestation
Carrying offspring in womb
conception · fetal · gestational · embryology · placenta · gravidity · parity · implantation · quickening · viability
newborn
Infant just delivered
- prematurityState of being underdeveloped
- NICUIntensive care for newborns
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
neonatologist · resuscitation · jaundice · bilirubin · meconium · fontanelle · kangaroo care · surfactant · phototherapy · intubation
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- cesareanSurgical childbirth method
vaginal · epidural · midwife · doula · birth plan · waterbirth · homebirth · birthing center · maternity · forceps
fertility
Capacity for reproduction
- infertilityInability to reproduce
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- uterusFemale reproductive organ
cervix · endometrium · ovary · oocyte · follicle · estrogen · progesterone · implantation · assisted reproduction · IVF
perinatologygeriatrics
Medicine for the elderly
gerontology · hospice care · end-of-life care · thanatology · elder care
innate, nascent, nativity, neonate, natal, prenatal, neonatal, postnatal, perinatal