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2. Pregnancy test - Wikipedia

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   A pregnancy test is used to determine whether a female is pregnant or not. The two primary methods are testing for the female pregnancy hormone ( human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)) in blood or urine using a pregnancy test kit, and scanning with ultrasonography. [1] Testing blood for hCG results in the earliest detection of pregnancy. [2]

3. Home birth - Wikipedia

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   A home birth is a birth that takes place in a residence rather than in a hospital or a birthing center. They may be attended by a midwife, or lay attendant with experience in managing home births. Home birth was, until the advent of modern medicine, the de facto method of delivery. The term was coined in the middle of the 19th century as births ...

4. Human chorionic gonadotropin - Wikipedia

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   Human chorionic gonadotropin ( hCG) is a hormone for the maternal recognition of pregnancy produced by trophoblast cells that are surrounding a growing embryo (syncytiotrophoblast initially), which eventually forms the placenta after implantation. [1] [2] The presence of hCG is detected in some pregnancy tests (HCG pregnancy strip tests).

5. *This* Is The Best Time Of Day To Take A Pregnancy Test ... - AOL

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   Pregnancy tests fall into two categories: at-home urine tests and the in-office blood test. At-home urine tests have different thresholds for the level of hCG they’re looking for, Dr. Ahmad says.

6. Margaret Crane - Wikipedia

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   Margaret M. Crane (Meg Crane) is an American inventor and graphic designer who created the first at home pregnancy test in 1967 while working at Organon Pharmaceuticals in West Orange, New Jersey. [1] She is the listed inventor on US Patent 3,579,306 and 215,7774. [2] There was resistance to marketing pregnancy tests for consumers rather than ...

7. Leopold's maneuvers - Wikipedia

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   In obstetrics, Leopold maneuvers are a common and systematic way to determine the position of a fetus inside the woman's uterus. They are named after the gynecologist Christian Gerhard Leopold. They are also used to estimate term fetal weight. [1] The maneuvers consist of four distinct actions, each helping to determine the position of the fetus.