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Obstetric Ultrasound
Ultrasound imaging, also called ultrasound scanning, is a method of obtaining pictures from inside the human body through the use of high frequency sound waves.…
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Amniocentesis (Private Option Available)
This is a procedure used to evaluate the health of your unborn baby and identify any problems that may exist.…
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Chorionic Villus Sampling
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is used to test for genetic disorders, such as Down’s syndrome, and involves taking a small sample of the chorionic villi, which are the tiny units that make up the placenta.…
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Toxaemia of Pregnancy (pre-eclampsia)
Toxaemia of pregnancy or pre-eclampsia is a condition that occurs in some women during the second half of pregnancy.…
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Gestational Diabetes
Gestation is the length of a pregnancy from conception to birth (usually 40 weeks in humans).…
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Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
In a very small number of pregnancies, the baby may not grow as well as in a normal pregnancy.…
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Epidural
An epidural is a type of anaesthetic (medication that stops pain and feeling) that makes your lower body numb without putting you to sleep.…
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Induction of Labour
Induction of labour is the process of starting labour artificially.…
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Caesarean Section
A caesarean section is the name of the operation done to deliver a baby through a cut in your abdomen and uterus (womb). In some cases this is safer than a vaginal delivery.…
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Foetal Distress
A foetus is the name given to an unborn baby after the eighth week of pregnancy until birth.…
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Premature Baby
A premature baby is one that is born before 37 weeks’ gestation (the length of a pregnancy from conception to birth).…
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Postpartum Depression
The postpartum (also called postnatal) period is the time after the birth of a baby.…
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Infertility
About one in every six couples in New Zealand will experience infertility.…
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In Vitro Fertilisation
This is the process of fertilising the woman’s egg with the male’s sperm outside of the woman’s body in the laboratory.…
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