CDSV3

A fine, downy hair which covers the 6th month old unborn child.

• Lanugo

• Vernix

• Preeclampsia

• Placenta Previa

A waxy substance that protects the tender skin. This may still be on the child at birth.

• Lanugo

• Vernix

• Preeclampsia

• Placenta Previa

A pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to another organ system, most often the liver and kidneys.

• Lanugo

• Vernix

• Preeclampsia

• Placenta Previa

When a pregnant woman's placenta blocks the opening to the cervix that allows the baby to be born.

• Lanugo

• Vernix

• Preeclampsia

• Placenta Previa

Relating to the mother

• Maternal

• Paternal

• Prenatal

• Postpartum

Relating to the father

• Maternal

• Paternal

• Prenatal

• Postpartum

Before birth; during or relating to pregnancy.

• Maternal

• Paternal

• Prenatal

• Postpartum

This period begins immediately after childbirth as the mother's body, including hormone levels and uterus size, returns to a non-pregnant state.

• Maternal

• Paternal

• Prenatal

• Postpartum

A condition characterized by an elevated level of glucose in the blood during pregnancy, typically resolving after the birth.

• Postpartum Depression

• Gestational Diabetes

• Preeclampsia

• Placenta Previa

Suffered by a mother following childbirth, typically arising from the combination of hormonal changes, psychological adjustment to motherhood, and fatigue

• Postpartum Depression

• Gestational Diabetes

• Preeclampsia

• Placenta Previa