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As your body changes during pregnancy, your back must work in new ways. This can be painful if your back isn't prepared.

It can take time to recover fully after a cesarean. It's important to take care of yourself --both for your own sake and because your new baby needs you.

Anesthetics may numb only 1 region of your body, or they may let you sleep during surgery. These medicines are given by trained specialists. Whenever possible, regional anesthesia is used so you can be awake during your baby's birth.

The pelvic floor muscles may weaken due to aging, pregnancy and vaginal childbirth, injury, surgery, chronic cough, or lack of exercise. If the pelvic floor is weak, your bladder and other pelvic organs may sag out of place. The urethra may also open too easily and allow urine to leak out. Kegel exercises can help you strengthen your pelvic floor muscles so they can better support the pelvic organs and control urine flow.

During ultrasound, high-frequency sound waves pass through your body and your baby. You can't hear the sound waves, but the ultrasound equipment can.

Lung cancer causes some cells in the lungs to grow out of control. These cells are called cancer cells. Cancer cells can spread to other areas in the lungs. Or, they can travel to other parts of the body.

Your healthcare provider may describe the progress of your labor in terms of your baby's position and station, as well as by the effacement and dilation of your cervix. Learn more about the 3 stages of labor.

A cyst is often a fluid-filled sac, like a small water balloon. Cysts are almost always harmless, and many go away on their own. Here are details about different types of cysts.

Even after treatment, most women have symptoms off and on until menopause. There is a lot you can do to help yourself feel better.