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Miscellaneous
100

The continuous inability to keep food or water down in the body

What is hyperemesis gravidarum?

100

Flu-like symptoms, loose stools, regular contractions that one can walk and talk through

What are signs of early labor?

100

The highest amount of this hormone is present 30 minutes immediately after birth

What is oxytocin?

100

Currently the ED, 4 Directors and the Operations Manager

What is LC/Leadership Circle?

100

This hormone is responsible for possible injury from hyperflexion in pregnancy

What is relaxin?

200

The cervix may turn this hue in pregnancy

What is blue?

200

Can last a couple of minutes or multiple hours

What is pushing or 2nd stage of labor?

200

Latin American traditional period of rest and recovery lasting about a month and a half

What is cuarentena?

200

RBA

What is results based accountability?

200

NNR

What is neonatal resuscitation?

300

Synonym for swelling

What is edema?

300
Between 7 and 9 centimeters, often preceded or followed by a plateau in labor

What is transition?

300

According to some Pacific Islanders, going or jumping into this is healing postpartum medicine

What is the ocean?

300

The current number of SisterWeb mentors?

What is 3?

300
Rock star in PNW who planned a homebirth but transferred due to breech presentation

Who is P!NK?

400
Cravings for clay, metals, ashes and other non-edible substances

What is pica?

400

IOL

What is induction of labor?

400

Held the last week of August, this has many celebrating and a smaller group scratching their heads

What is Black Breastfeeding Week? (begins 8/21 this year!)

400
WFD

What is workforce development?

400

This New Zealand warrior princess birthed two of her babies at home

Who is Lucy Lawless?

500

This kind of belly hangs down low over the pubic region

What is pendulous?

500

TOLAC

What is trial of labor after cesarean?

500

Some are read, some are processed

What is a placenta?

500

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What is Heluna Health?

500

Hand held device used to listen to fetal heart tones

What is a doppler?

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