fetal movement, foetal movement - motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy)

amnio, amniocentesis - (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities

stretch mark - a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy)

endometrium - (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition

segmentation, cleavage - (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum

physiological condition, physiological state - the state of the body or bodily functions

trouble - an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"

gravidation, gravidity, gravidness - technical terms for pregnancy

gravida - the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in; "in her third pregnancy a woman is said to be gravida three"

para, parity - (obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children"

eccyesis, ectopic gestation, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy, metacyesis - pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus

entopic pregnancy - pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterus

quickening - the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels movements of the fetus

childbed, confinement, lying-in, parturiency, travail, labour, labor - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"

placenta previa - pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary

phlebothrombosis, venous thrombosis - thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood

morning sickness - nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy