Midwifery

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The womb / the uterus

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L’utérus

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Pregnancy

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Grossesse

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Pregnant

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Enceinte

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Bear / carry a child

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Être enceinte

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Ultrasound scan / US scan

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Échographie

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Miscarriage

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Fausse couche

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Abortion

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Avortement

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Stillborn

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Mort-né

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Birth control / contraception

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La contraception

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Be on the pill

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prendre la pilule

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The morning-after pill

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La pilule du lendemain

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A coil / an intra-uterine device (IUD)

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Un stérilet / un dispositif intra-uterin (DIU)

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A condom

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Un préservatif

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Unwanted pregnancy

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Grossesse non désirée

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Delivery

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Accouchement

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Delivery room

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Salle d’accouchement

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Labour room (GB) / labor room (Us)

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Salle de travail

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Caesarean / ceasarean section / surgical delivery

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Une césarienne

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A gynaecologist

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Un gynécologue

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An obstetrician

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Un obstétricien

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A midwife

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Une sage-femme

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Menstruation / menses / periods

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Menstruation / règles

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Go through menopause

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Être en ménopause

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Hot flushes (GB) / hot flashes (US)

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Bouffées de chaleur

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Mood swings

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Sautes d’humeur

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Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT)

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Traitement hormonal de la ménopause (THM)

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be expecting (a baby) (v)

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to be pregnant

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blood prank

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a place where blood or blood plasma is collected, processed, stored, and distributed

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Caesarean section

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an operation in which a woman’s uterus is cut open to allow a baby to be born

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carry risk

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the possibility of something bad happening

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delivery (n)

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a birth

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epidural (n)

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an anaesthetic (= a substance that stops you feeling pain ) that is put into the nerves in a person’s lower back with a special needle

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guidance (n)

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help and advice about how to do something or about how to deal with problems connected with your work, education, or personal relationships

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ICU

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intensive care unit

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induction (n)

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the act of causing an event or process to happen

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injury (n)

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physical harm or damage to someone’s body caused by an accident or an attack

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Labour (n)

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tha last stage of pregnancy from the time when the muscles of the womb start to push the baby out of the body until the baby appears

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likely ( adj)

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if something is likely, it will probably happen or is expected

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midwife (n)

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a person usually a woman, who is trained to help women when they are giving birth

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outcome (n)

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a result or effect of an action, situation, etc…

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overall

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in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group or situation

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regardless (adv)

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despite; not being affected by something

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straightforward (adj)

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easy to understand or simple

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suitable ( adj)

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acceptable or right for someone or something

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to raise an eyebrow

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to cause surprise or disapproval

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to refer to

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to direct for information or anything required

Example: the woman was referred to the midwife

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to speed up (v)

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an increases in thee rate of change or growth

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unplanned

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not planed or expected

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update (v)

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to make something more modern or suitable for use now by doing new information or changing is design