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Learn how researchers use biobanks, such as the Improved Pregnancy Outcomes by Early Detection study, or IMPROvED to improve maternal and newborn outcomes
pregnancy initiation of pregnancy; fertilization and implantation
How does a home pregnancy test work?
pregnancy embryonic development fetal growth implanted human embryo umbilical cord formation
Causes of morning sickness explained
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pregnancy summary
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Muscles of facial expression, human anatomy, (Netter replacement project - SSC). Human face, human head.
Characteristics of the Human Body
Male muscle, man flexing arm, bicep curl.
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Pregnancy. pregnancy and birth. Fertilization, Pregnancy, and Birth. Stages of nine month pregnant woman abdomen growth. Pregnant human female developing human within her. White pregnant female, developing fetus. mother
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The Dionne Quintuplets, accompanied by Mrs. Olive Dionne and Brother Gustave Sauve, taking part in a religious music program at Lansdowne Park, during the five-day Marian Congress celebrating the centenary of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, June 1947.
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Washington DC.,USA, April 26, 1989. Supporters for and against legal abortion face off during a protest outside the United States Supreme Court Building during Webster V Health Services
Pro and Con: Abortion
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In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.
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Solar Eclipse, Eclipse, Solar Flare, Outer Space, Astronomy
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Still from the film Deliverance, 1919. The story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. View shows Keller in the cockpit/front seat of an airplane.
How Did Helen Keller Fly a Plane?
Black widow spider
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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses
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VAN, TURKEY - OCTOBER 25: A building and car ruined during the earthquake of Van-Ercis on October 25, 2011 in Van, Turkey. It is 604 killed and 4152 injured in Van-Ercis Earthquake.
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An adequate maternal diet is necessary to ensure proper fetal development as well as to maintain the health of the mother. As discussed above, the physiological adjustments of a pregnant woman’s body are significant, and nutritional requirements increase as a result. Many physicians recommend that pregnant women also take a prenatal vitamin to ensure adequate vitamin intake. Prenatal vitamins contain a variety of vitamins and minerals, including calcium, folic acid, and iron. In addition to an awareness of the substances that are of benefit during pregnancy, a knowledge of which substances are harmful and should be avoided is equally important. ...(100 of 19882 words)

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