The area from the bottom of the ribs to the top of the thighs.

The removal of pregnancy tissue

Sudden and severe.

A condition where the lining of the womb (endometrium) is found within the muscle wall of the womb.

Scars that connects two or more body structures together that are not normally connected.

A medical procedure used to take a small sample of the amniotic fluid surrounding the baby for testing.

The watery liquid surrounding and protecting the growing fetus in the uterus.

A condition when the level of haemoglobin in the blood is lower than normal.

A medical way of relieving pain.

The muscle around the anus that is squeezed to prevent passing wind or opening the bowels.

A test given to a baby at 1 and 5 minutes after birth to assess the baby’s colour

When a baby has a severely reduced level of oxygen and blood supply.

Tiny organisms that may cause certain infections.

Not cancer.

A procedure to take a small sample of tissue for examination.

When the baby is lying bottom first in the womb.

An operation to deliver a baby through a cut made in the mother’s abdomen and womb.

A procedure to test healthy women for early signs of cervical cancer.

The entrance or neck of the womb

A sexually transmitted infection which can damage the reproductive system.

Something that persists or continues for a long time.

Something that is present at birth.

Methods to prevent pregnancy.

Inflammation of the bladder.

The process of the cervix opening during labour.

A minor operation to remove tissue from the inside of the womb.

A pregnancy which develops outside the womb.

An unborn baby in the first eight weeks after conception.

A condition where cells of the lining of the womb are found elsewhere in the body

The lining of the womb.

A cut made through the vaginal wall and perineum to make more space to deliver the baby.

The pair of hollow tubes leading from the womb to the ovaries.

An unborn baby from eight weeks after conception until birth.

Non-cancerous growths that develop in the muscle of the womb.

A B vitamin which reduces the risk of a baby being born with a spinal cord defect such as spina bifida.

Diabetes that develops during pregnancy.

The study of the female reproductive system.

Heavy bleeding.

High blood pressure.

An operation to remove the womb.

A treatment for infertility where an egg is fertilised outside the body and then placed in the womb.

Not having full control over the bladder and/or bowel.

When labour is started artificially.

Keyhole surgery involving a small telescope inserted through the abdomen to view the pelvic organs.

The time when a woman’s periods stop

The loss of a pregnancy before 24 completed weeks.

The branch of medicine concerned with the care of pregnant women.

Swelling in any part of the body.

A female sex hormone produced by the ovaries.

A pair of organs that produce eggs and hormones as part of the menstrual cycle.

The process by which the ovaries produce and release an egg each month.

Muscles that support the bladder

The area between the vagina and the anus.

An organ which develops in the womb linking the baby with the mother’s system.

A condition that occurs in pregnancy

A female sex hormone released during the menstrual cycle to prepare the womb for pregnancy.

Where the bladder

A plastic or metal instrument used to separate the walls of the vagina to show the cervix.

A pregnancy between 37 and 42 completed weeks.

A blood clot in a blood vessel.

A scan used to monitor the developing baby and reproductive organs.

The cord that connects a mother’s blood system with a baby’s and feeds the developing baby.

The medical term for the womb.