enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Cervical mucus plug - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervical_mucus_plug

    The cervical mucus plug (CMP) acts as a protective barrier by deterring the passage of bacteria into the uterus, and contains a variety of antimicrobial agents, including immunoglobulins, and similar antimicrobial peptides to those found in nasal mucus.The CMP inhibits the migration of vaginal bacteria towards the uterus, protecting against ...

  3. Childbirth - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childbirth

    Midwife training in European cities began in the 1400s, but rural women were usually assisted by female family or friends. [161] However, it was not simply a ladies' social bonding event as some historians have portrayed – fear and pain often filled the atmosphere, as death during childbirth was a common occurrence. [ 162 ]

  4. Amnion - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnion

    This, the amniotic fold, first makes its appearance at the cephalic extremity, and subsequently at the caudal end and sides of the embryo, and gradually rising, its different parts meet and fuse over the dorsal aspect of the embryo, and enclose a cavity, the amniotic cavity. This kind of amnion is known as pleuroamnion (formed by folding), as ...

  5. Amniotic sac - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amniotic_sac

    Amniotic cavity in human embryo 1.3 mm. long. The amniotic cavity is the closed sac between the embryo and the amnion, containing the amniotic fluid. The amniotic cavity is formed by the fusion of the parts of the amniotic fold, which first makes its appearance at the cephalic extremity and subsequently at the caudal end and sides of the embryo ...

  6. Cervical dilation - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervical_dilation

    During dilation, this plug is loosened. It may come out as one piece, or as thick mucus discharge from the vagina. When this occurs, it is an indication that the cervix is beginning to dilate, although not all women will notice this mucus plug being released. Bloody show is another indication that the cervix is dilating. Bloody show usually ...

  7. AOL

    search.aol.com

    The search engine that helps you find exactly what you're looking for. Find the most relevant information, video, images, and answers from all across the Web.

  8. Bloody show - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_show

    Bloody show or show is the passage of a small amount of blood or blood-tinged mucus through the vagina near the end of pregnancy.It is caused by thinning and dilation of the cervix, leading to detachment of the cervical mucus plug that seals the cervix during pregnancy and tearing of small cervical blood vessels, [1] and is one of the signs that labor may be imminent. [2]

  9. Sexual activity during pregnancy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_activity_during...

    Fetus protected by amniotic fluid [ edit ] During pregnancy, the fetus is protected from sexual thrusting and unwanted semen by the amniotic fluid in the womb and by the cervical mucus plug in the woman's cervix , which forms shortly after conception.