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Sex And Parenthood

Date February 29, 2008

Your sexual relationship will, for a short time, be one of the many aspects of your partnership that has to adapt. Talk openly to each other about your sexual needs and expectations so this doesn’t become a difficult issue.
Your Feelings About Sex
Don’t just have sex because you think it’s what your partner wants, and don’t […]

Views on Cordocentesis or Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling (PUBS)

Date August 21, 2007

With the continuing improvement in sonographic images, a method of inserting a long needle into the umbilical vein as early as week 17 of pregnancy has been developed. In percutaneous (Latin per = through; cutis = skin) umbilical blood sampling, or PUBS, a small volume of fetal blood is withdrawn, approximately 1 to 4 milliliters, […]