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Glossary of pregnancy terms: O
Obstetric cholestatis A liver disease which causes a pregnant women to experience widespread and severe itching. Other symptoms can include pale or white stools, dark urine, stomach pain and jaundice. A blood test can be used to help identify the condition. It is usual to delivery the baby early as the risk of stillbirth is…
Swelling in pregnancy
It is quite normal for women to retain extra fluid when they are pregnant. The fluid is needed to help soften up the body so that it gives as the baby grows, and also to prepare the pelvic joints and tissues for opening up to allow the baby to be born. On average, about a quarter of the…
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Tagged fluid, oedema, pins and needles, Pre-eclampsia, Pregnancy, Swelling
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