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Antenatal care encompasses all care given before delivery of the baby. Although your antenatal care will mostly be given in 352 we would also advise keeping in contact with your GP/community midwife ...
www.ahunterobstetrics.com/antenatalcare.html
Upside: List of definitions to many pregnancy terms and understanding their implication for pregnancy
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Like any industry, the world of medicine uses many abbreviations for speed and clarity. But these can be confusing to a pregnant mother trying to understand her medical notes
www.babypartner.com/guides/prenatal-care/office-visits/understanding-your-notes.php
Upside: Very good list of abbreviations related to pregnancy including engagement levels
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General Abbreviations 14+3 14 weeks and 3 days pregnant. 8dpo 8 days post ovulation AF Auntie Flow (Your period) BFN Big Fat Negative
www.treehuggermums.co.uk/articles/pregnancy/article.php?article=16
Upside: Excellent list of pregnancy abbreviations and their definition
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What exactly is your doctor doing when she pulls that tape measure over your growing belly? Get a primer on fundal height and gain an understanding of what these numbers mean for you and your baby. ...
www.babyzone.com/pregnancy/fetal_development/a2350
Upside: Go0od article explaining how and why fundal height is measured
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What exactly is your fundal height, why is it important and how does your doctor or midwife measure it? Many first time moms hear this phrase and wonder what it means, if it is normal, and if their ...
www.babiesonline.com/articles/pregnancy/fundalheight.asp
Upside: Good article on fundal height and how understand the results
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Fundal height is a measurement that caregivers use as an indicator of how well a pregnancy is progressing. Prior to the invention of ultrasound technology, fundal height measurement was relied on ...
wikiparenting.parentsconnect.com/wiki/Fundal_Height
Upside: Very good user-compiled detail on fundal height including measurement, results and conditions that affect the height
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Fundal height, or MacDonald's rule, is a measure of the size of the uterus used to assess fetal growth and development. It is measured from the top of the pubic bone to the top of the uterus in ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphysis-fundal_height
Upside: User-compiled overview on why fundal height is measured
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This is my 3rd pregnancy and things couldn't be stranger. At both 8 and 12 weeks I measured right on then measured 4 weeks ahead at my 16 week check. We had an ultrasound that confirmed I was only 16 ...
parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/pthirdtri/0,,midwife_3pqg,00.html
Upside: Q&A on fundal heights not measuring as expected during pregnancy
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Measuring your fundal height Listening to your baby Writing on your pregnancy records Having your pregnant belly felt by your caregiver is a routine procedure that will be part of every antenatal ...
www.birth.com.au/Info.asp?class=6625&page=2
Upside: Very good detailed article with helpful information on measuring fundal height and listening to your baby's heart beat
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I'm 27 weeks pregnant. My doctor says I'm measuring at 29 weeks. What does this mean? How accurate is fundal height?
www.mayoclinic.com/health/fundal-height/AN01628
Upside: Good overview on why fundal height is measured and how it is done
Downside: Limited depth of answer and number related links