parturient woman

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• parturient — Relating to or in the process of childbirth. [L. parturio, to be in labor] * * * par·tu·ri·ent pär t(y)u̇r ē ənt adj 1) bringing forth or about to bring forth young 2) of or relating to parturition <parturient pangs> 3) typical of… …   Medical dictionary

• position — 1. An attitude, posture, or place occupied. 2. Posture or attitude assumed by a patient for comfort and to facilitate the performance of diagnostic, surgical, or therapeutic procedures. 3. In obstetrics, the relation of an arbitrarily chosen …   Medical dictionary

• Monthly nurse — A Monthly Nurse was a woman who, in 18th and 19th century England, looked after a mother, and her baby also, for the first few weeks after birth. History From far back in time the delivery of children and care of the mothers was a profession… …   Wikipedia

• bearing down — Expulsive effort of a parturient woman in the second stage of labor. * * * bear·ing down (bārґing dounґ) 1. a feeling of weight in the pelvis occurring in certain diseases. 2. the expulsive effort of a woman in labor …   Medical dictionary

• BIRTH — The injunction to be fruitful and multiply (Gen. 1:28) is regarded as the first commandment of the Bible. As a consequence of the disobedience of Eve in the Garden of Eden,   the pangs of childbirth were foretold (Gen. 3:16). References to pangs… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Epidural — This article is about the anaesthetic technique. For the anatomical site, see Epidural space. For other uses, see Epidural (disambiguation). Did you mean Epidural hematoma, a type of traumatic brain injury? Epidural Intervention …   Wikipedia

• parturition — /pahr too rish euhn, tyoo , choo /, n. Biol. the process of bringing forth young. [1640 50; < LL parturition (s. of parturitio) travail, equiv. to L parturit(us) (ptp. of parturire; see PARTURIENT) + ion ION] * * * I or birth or childbirth or… …   Universalium

• Changeling — For other uses, see Changeling (disambiguation). Trolls with the changeling they have raised, John Bauer, 1913. A changeling is a creature found in Western European folklore and folk religion. It is typically described as being the offspring of a …   Wikipedia

• reproduction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Procreation Nouns 1. reproduction, sexual reproduction; [re]generation, propagation, multiplication, reenactment, repetition, procreation, fructification, breeding, begetting; ontogeny, oogamy; baby boom …   English dictionary for students

• dietary law — Judaism. law dealing with foods permitted to be eaten, food preparation and combinations, and the utensils and dishes coming into contact with food. Cf. kashruth. [1925 30] * * * ▪ religion Introduction       any of the prescriptions as to what… …   Universalium

• Prenatal cocaine exposure — (PCE) occurs when a pregnant woman uses cocaine and thereby exposes her fetus to the drug. Crack baby was a term coined to describe children who were exposed to crack (cocaine in smokable form) as fetuses; the concept of the crack baby emerged in …   Wikipedia