Pregnancy: After Delivery

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  • Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells

    06/12/06, Healthwise

    Stem cells are immature cells that have the ability to grow into any one of the body's cell types. They are either:

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  • Breast Engorgement - Topic Overview

    07/05/07, Healthwise

    Breast engorgement is the painful overfilling of the breasts with milk. This is usually caused by an imbalance between milk supply and infant demand. This condition is a common reason that mothers stop breast-feeding sooner than they

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  • Breast Engorgement - Symptoms

    07/05/07, Healthwise

    Symptoms of breast engorgement happen when the breasts produce and fill with milk but little milk is removed from them. Milk overfills and engorges the breasts.

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  • Breast Engorgement - Exams and Tests

    07/05/07, Healthwise

    No exams or tests are needed to diagnose breast engorgement. If your health professional suspects a breast infection (mastitis), you will be treated with antibiotics.

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  • Breast Engorgement - Treatment Overview

    07/05/07, Healthwise

    Breast engorgement is a common problem after birth and during breast-feeding. You can prevent and treat it at home. You do not need to visit your health professional unless you have symptoms of an infection (mastitis), which may require a

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  • Breast Engorgement - Home Treatment

    07/05/07, Healthwise

    If you are planning to breast-feed, take the following measures to prevent severe breast engorgement.

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  • Breast Engorgement - Other Places To Get Help

    07/05/07, Healthwise

    Other Places To Get Help

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  • Breast Engorgement - Related Information

    07/05/07, Healthwise

    Related Information

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  • Rh immune globulin

    11/02/07, Healthwise

    Rh immune globulin contains antibodies to the Rh factor in blood. The antibodies come from donors who have become sensitized to the Rh factor. Giving these Rh antibodies to an Rh-negative pregnant woman prevents her immune sys

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  • Umbilical Cord Care

    04/06/07, Healthwise

    After the umbilical cord is cut at birth, a stump of tissue remains attached to your baby's navel (umbilicus). The stump gradually dries and shrivels until it falls off, usually between 1 and 2 weeks after birth. It is important that

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