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- A pregnant female is sometimes referred to as gravida
- Blood and urine tests can detect pregnancy 6-8 days after fertilization
- Progesterone and oestrogens rise continually throughput pregnancy
- Gestational diabetes is caused because of maternal tissue sensitivity to insulin
- A woman may gain 5-100 pounds during pregnancy
Expert summary
Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more offspring, as fetus or embryo, inside the womb or uterus of a female. Sometimes there can be multiple gestations as in the case of twins, triplets, etc. Obstetrics is the surgical branch that studies and treats pregnancy. Midwifery is the nonsurgical field that cares for pregnant women. From fertilization or conception a female human takes about 38 weeks to reach childbirth. That is, approximately 40 weeks from the last normal menstrual period. A delivery that falls within two weeks of the calculated date is considered normal delivery date. The beginning of pregnancy is detected easily by detecting the hormones generated by the newly-formed placenta.
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