pregnancy
Carrying a child
Pregnancy is the condition of carrying developing offspring within the body, in humans lasting about nine months from conception to birth.
The term extends to any state of being pregnant with possibility: a pause pregnant with meaning, pregnant with implications.
A pregnancy can be planned, unexpected, or unwanted—each carrying different social weight.
Formation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- embryoOrganism before birth
- fetusGestating offspring
zygote · blastocyst · placenta · amniotic · ovulation · gestation · trimester · chromosomes
Slight collision or protrusion
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- glowSteady, soft light
heartburn · insomnia · kicks · movement · Braxton-Hicks · waddle · nausea · bloating
Childbirth physician
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- preeclampsiaPregnancy-induced hypertensive disorder
ectopic · miscarriage · stillbirth · C-section · epidural · high-risk · doppler · anemia
Laboratory-aided conception method
- IUIIntrauterine sperm placement
- infertilityInability to reproduce
- surrogacyBearing child for others
- donorOne who contributes freely
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- dilationWidening of an opening
- effacementAct of erasing completely
pushing · crowning · afterbirth · episiotomy · C-section · VBAC · induced · epidural
Pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorder
- ectopicIn abnormal position
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- breechRear of barrel
- stillbirthLate-term pregnancy loss
Room for infants
- registryOfficial record of entries
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- pediatricianPhysician for children
- announcementPublic declaration of information
Regaining what was lost
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- bondingForming close connections
- healingRestoration of health
engorgement · colostrum · nursing · pumping
conception
Formation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- embryoOrganism before birth
fetus · zygote · blastocyst · placenta · amniotic · ovulation · gestation · trimester · chromosomes · genetics
bump
Slight collision or protrusion
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
glow · heartburn · insomnia · kicks · movement · Braxton-Hicks · waddle · nausea · bloating
obstetrician
Childbirth physician
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
preeclampsia · ectopic · miscarriage · stillbirth · C-section · epidural · high-risk · doppler · anemia
IVF
Laboratory-aided conception method
- IUIIntrauterine sperm placement
- infertilityInability to reproduce
- surrogacyBearing child for others
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- dilationWidening of an opening
effacement · pushing · crowning · afterbirth · episiotomy · C-section · VBAC · induced · epidural · transition
preeclampsia
Pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorder
- ectopicIn abnormal position
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- breechRear of barrel
nursery
Room for infants
- registryOfficial record of entries
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- pediatricianPhysician for children
confinement
State of being restricted
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- bondingForming close connections
healing · engorgement · colostrum · nursing · pumping
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- pregnancyprenatal care, due date, weeks, first trimester, expecting
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- life changesmarriage, death, divorce, birth, graduation
pregnancybarrenness
Inability to bear fruit
infertility · sterility · childlessness · contraception · abortion
pregnancymiscarriage
Pregnancy lost naturally
abortion · stillbirth · termination · pregnancy loss · childlessness
- pregnancy testTool confirming conception
- pregnant womanFemale carrying unborn offspring
- high-risk pregnanciesGestations with elevated danger
- teen pregnancyYouth becoming a parent
- pregnant belly
- pregnancy lossTermination of gestation
pregnant, pregnancies, nonpregnant, pregnancy test, prepregnancy, pregnancy tests, postpregnancy, pregnancy loss