human pregnancy
Sign in to savePregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring gestates inside a woman's uterus. A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins.
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Pregnancy is the period when one or more babies develop and grow inside a woman's body, typically in the uterus. This process is fundamental to human reproduction and the continuation of our species.
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- Medical condition (new).name
- Pregnancy
- Medical condition (new).synonym
- Gestation
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- PregnantWoman.jpg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- A woman in the third trimester of pregnancy
- Medical condition (new).field
- Obstetrics, midwifery
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Missed periods, tender breasts, nausea and vomiting, hunger, frequent urination
- Medical condition (new).complications
- Miscarriage, high blood pressure of pregnancy, gestational diabetes, iron-deficiency anemia, severe nausea and vomiting
- Medical condition (new).duration
- ~40 weeks from the last menstrual period (38 weeks after conception)
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- Pregnancy test
- Medical condition (new).prevention
- Birth control (including emergency contraception)
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51 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- Demographics
- Teenage pregnancy
- Diagnosis
- Symptoms and signs
- Biomarkers
- Ultrasound
- Medical imaging
- Timeline
- Start of gestational age
- Trimesters
- Estimation of due date
- Physiology
- Capacity
- Initiation
- Development of embryo and fetus
- Maternal changes
- Childbirth
- Childbirth maturity stages
- Postnatal period
- Management
- Prenatal care
- Nutrition
- Weight gain
- Medication
- Recreational drugs
- Exposure to toxins{{anchor|Environmental toxicants and fetal development|Exposure_to_environmental_toxins}}
- Death by violence
- Sexual activity
- Exercise
- Sleep
- Stress
- Dental care
- Flying
- Pregnancy classes and birth plan
- Complications and diseases
- Miscarriage and stillbirth
- Diseases in pregnancy
- Birth control and abortion
- Birth control and education
- Abortion
- Assisted reproductive technology
- Society and culture
- Legal protections
- Racial disparities
- Transgender people
- Arts
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring gestates inside a woman's uterus. A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins.
Conception usually occurs following vaginal intercourse, but can also occur through assisted reproductive technology procedures. A pregnancy may end in a live birth, a miscarriage, an induced abortion, or a stillbirth. Childbirth typically occurs around 40 weeks from the start of the last menstrual period (LMP), a span known as the gestational age; this is just over nine months. Counting by fertilization age, the length is about 38 weeks. Implantation occurs on average 8–9 days after fertilization. An embryo is the term for the developing offspring during the first seven weeks following implantation (i.e. ten weeks' gestational age), after which the term fetus is used until the birth of a baby.