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| Q-R | Quickening is feeling the movements of the fetus inside the uterus.
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Reproductive system means the organs, which are involved in the egg production process as well as in the process of conceiving and carrying babies in women; and in men these are the organs, which are involved in the process of creating, keeping and delivering sperm in order to fertilize an egg.
Rh – factor is called a group of antigens in the blood. It can either be negative or positive.
Rh – negative is called the absence of rhesus antibody in the blood of a person.
Rh – positive is called the present of rhesus antibody in the blood of a person.
RhoGAM is the name of the medication, which is sometimes prescribed during the period of pregnancy and following delivery with the aim of the isoimmunization prevention.
Risk factor means something, which can increase someone’s chances of developing some disease.
Round – ligament pain is the kind of pain, which is usually caused by stretching ligament on the side of the uterus during the period of pregnancy.
Rubella is the second name of a German measles. In case if a woman has this disease during pregnancy, it can possibly become the reason of significant birth defects.
Rupture of membranes is the phenomenon of loss of fluid from the amniotic sac. It usually occurs just before the delivery beginning. It is also called the breaking of waters.
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