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- Pregnancy tests - maternal serum screening
Maternal serum screening can indicate increased risk of abnormalities in the unborn child, but is not a diagnosis.
- Pregnancy tests - ultrasound
Ultrasound is used during pregnancy to check the baby's development and to help pick up any abnormalities.
- Pregnancy tests amniocentesis
Amniocentesis is a prenatal procedure performed on a pregnant woman to withdraw a small amount of amniotic fluid from the sac surrounding the fetus.
- Pregnancy tests – chorionic villus sampling
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a pregnancy test that checks the baby for some abnormalities.
- Pregnancy – labour
Labour is divided into 3 stages. The first stage is dilation of the cervix from zero to 10 cm, the second stage is birth of the baby, and the third stage is delivery of the placenta.
- Premature and early menopause
The symptoms of premature or early menopause are the same as for menopause at any age.
- Premature babies
Sometimes premature labour can be delayed to increase a baby's chance of survival.
- Premature ejaculation
Premature ejaculation is the most common sexual problem in in the world.
- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Most menstruating women have some form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
- Preparing a child for hospital
Going to hospital can be frightening for a child. Preparing a child for hospital with the right level of information at the right time will help ease their anxiety.