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Glossary of pregnancy terms: F

Fallopian tubes Part of the female reproductive system. The eggs produced in the ovaries have to travel down the fallopian tubes before embedding in the lining of the uterus. Occasionally a fertilised egg will embed in the tube, causing an ectopic pregnancy. Fetal blood sampling (FBS) If a baby appears to be in distress during…

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Ectopic pregnancy

Seeing that solid blue line on the pregnancy testing kit may have you leaping for joy, but it can’t tell you where the embryo has planted. An ectopic pregnancy happens when the cluster of cells that will grow into the baby becomes embedded somewhere outside the womb. In 95 per cent of cases this will…

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