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Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a type of abnormally fast heartbeat. The heart normally beats 60 to 100 beats per minute. With SVT, the heart beats more than 100 times a minute. It may beat as fast as 250 times a minute.

Blighted ovum is a type of early pregnancy loss. Learn about the causes, symptoms, treatment, and possible problems from treatment.

Cerclage is surgery to close up the cervix. The surgery stops the cervix from widening (dilating) too early during pregnancy.

Here are step-by-step images showing the correct way to lay your baby in their crib to sleep.

An uncircumcised penis still has the foreskin attached. Caring for your newborn's penis is fairly easy. Here are things to keep in mind.

A lumbar drain is a soft, thin, sterile tube (also called a catheter) that your doctor places though the skin of your back, into your lower (lumbar) spine. The drain collects cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This is a clear fluid that surrounds your spinal cord and brain to protect them from injury.

Skin-to-skin contact means placing a newborn on the parent’s chest, skin touching skin. This is encouraged immediately after birth and throughout infancy.

Learn about the medicines that can help with pain during labor and the possible risks of these medicines.

Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) is a type of abortion. It’s a procedure that ends an early pregnancy. It uses gentle suction to empty the uterus.