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Uterus
The medical term for the womb.
Umbilical cord
The cord that connects a mother’s blood system with a baby’s and feeds the developing baby.
Ultrasound
A scan used to monitor the developing baby and reproductive organs.
Thrombosis
A blood clot in a blood vessel.
Term
A pregnancy between 37 and 42 completed weeks.
Speculum
A plastic or metal instrument used to separate the walls of the vagina to show the cervix.
Prolapse
Where the bladder
Progesterone
A female sex hormone released during the menstrual cycle to prepare the womb for pregnancy.
Pre-eclampsia
A condition that occurs in pregnancy
Placenta
An organ which develops in the womb linking the baby with the mother’s system.