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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
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pregnancy embryonic development fetal growth implanted human embryo umbilical cord formation
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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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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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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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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
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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
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Solar eclipse of the sun.
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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
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Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).
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earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.
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Heart disease occurs in approximately 1 to 4 percent of pregnant women. It is first as a cause of maternal deaths among the disorders incidental to pregnancy and is fourth—after hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and infection—as a cause of all maternal deaths. Rheumatic heart disease is the most prevalent type. Congenital heart disease accounts for approximately one-fourth of the cases. Advanced maternal age and factors such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension can also contribute to cardiovascular disease during pregnancy. A number of factors, including her response to physical activity, a history of heart failure, the type of heart disease that she has, ...(100 of 19882 words)

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