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- 2. A way of testing the fluid surrounding a baby in the womb by taking a small sample with a needle put into the womb through the abdomen. It can be carried out after the 15th week of pregnancy, and can detect some conditions, like Down syndrome.
- 6. Using medications to stop you feeling sensations, such as pain. This ranges from numbing small parts of the body using injections (local anesthetic) to putting you to sleep for a procedure or operation (general anesthesia).
- 7. The genetic structures within cells which contain our DNA (the material that carries genetic information). A normal cell contains 46 chromosomes. See also gene.
- 11. Raised blood pressure.
- 12. Contraception, or birth control, is what you and your partner can use to help prevent an unwanted pregnancy or to space out your pregnancies. There are many different forms of contraception including condoms, hormonal pills and implants, hormonal and non-hormonal coils and permanent methods such as female sterilization or vasectomy. You can get more information about contraception from your GP or a family planning clinic.
- 13. The time between conception and birth, when the fetus grows and develops inside the mother’s womb.
- 14. Ending a pregnancy using either medicines (medical abortion) or an operation (surgical abortion).
Down
- 1. Before birth.
- 3. A common mental health condition, which is characterised by low mood or loss of pleasure or interest in activities for long periods of time.
- 4. Treatment to prevent or change the response of the immune system.
- 5. A condition caused by high levels of glucose (a form of sugar) in the blood. The amount of glucose in your blood is controlled by a hormone called insulin. See also Diabatetes Type 1 and Type 2 below.
- 8. The way a medical professional recognises a condition or disease.
- 9. Inflammation of the stomach and intestines, usually resulting in diarrhoea or vomiting.
- 10. The ability to conceive a baby and, for a woman, to become pregnant.
- 11. Low blood pressure.