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Results 1 - 10 of 12 for Placenta
  1. Abortion (National Library of Medicine)  
    An abortion is a procedure to end a pregnancy. It can be done two different ways: Medication abortion, which uses medicines to end the pregnancy. It is ...
  2. Childbirth Problems (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... raise the risk of infection. Problems with the placenta, such as the placenta covering the cervix, separating from the uterus before ... if you are not able to deliver the placenta after you give birth to the baby Post- ...
  3. Health Problems in Pregnancy (National Library of Medicine)  
    Every pregnancy has some risk of problems, but there are certain conditions and health issues that can raise that risk, such as: A health condition you had ...
  4. Cesarean Delivery (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... as it should There are problems with your placenta (the organ that brings oxygen and nutrients to ... your baby. Cut the umbilical cord and the placenta. Close the uterus and abdomen with stitches that ...
  5. Childbirth (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... born. In the third stage, you deliver the placenta. The placenta is the organ that supplied food and oxygen ...
  6. Birth Weight (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Being pregnant with multiple babies Problems with the placenta, the organ that brings oxygen and nutrients to ...
  7. Caffeine (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... you: Are pregnant, since caffeine passes through the placenta to your baby. Are breastfeeding, since a small ...
  8. High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... cause? Preeclampsia can cause: Placental abruption, where the placenta separates from the uterus Poor fetal growth, caused ...
  9. Pregnancy and Opioids (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... growth, leading to low birthweight Problems with the placenta (the organ that brings oxygen and nutrients to ...
  10. Rh Incompatibility (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... they have formed. The antibodies can cross the placenta and attack the baby's red blood cells. The ...
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