Tag: first response
group name: tellsyoufirst
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March 05, 2008 10:27 AM EST --
Join us here today @ 5PM ET for a live chat with Judith Schuler and Dr. Glade B. Curtis, authors of Your Pregnancy Week by Week .
Each "week" of the book includes information . . .
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March 27, 2008 09:34 AM EDT --
Preterm labor is defined as labor (rhythmic contractions accompanied by progressive dilatation of the cervix) that takes place before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Giving birth before 37 weeks can be associated . . .
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March 20, 2008 12:06 PM EDT --
Secreted by the pancreas, insulin is one of the hormones the body makes to regulate blood sugar. Insulin is used to help move sugar circulating through blood capillaries inside cells, where it . . .
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March 13, 2008 03:36 PM EDT --
Your baby's size depends on a number of things, including his or her parents' size (mother's size more than father's), a mother's preexisting medical conditions (chronic hypertension . . .
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April 03, 2008 04:33 PM EDT --
When will my baby come? Why won't my baby come? Can't you make may baby come? These are the questions obstetricians hear as women approach, reach, and then pass their due date. There are . . .
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March 07, 2008 11:43 AM EST --
What happens when I get my first ultrasound?
Ultrasound uses sound wave to create pictures of the fetus as it grows and develops in the uterus. The ultrasound transducer (also called a probe) . . .
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April 17, 2008 03:41 PM EDT --
Over the course of your pregnancy, many tests will be offered or recommended. Sometimes the number of tests and tubes of blood make my patients feel like we are vampires sucking them dry. Amidst this . . .
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