Gravidity

Transvaraa force oblique through canter of gravid... 

Before starting an IV infusion of oxytocin for the induction of labor, the nurse obtains an obstetric history (parity, gravidity, previous obstetric problems, type of labor, stillbirths, abortions, live birth infant abnormalities)... 

Blaustein Why is that gravid uterus in labour unless something happened prematurely and something else has gone wrong to make that uterus different from a typical gravid uterus ... 

K2. Kapeller-Adler, R., and Hass, F., Uber den Ursprung des Histidins im Hame gravider Frauen. Biochem. Z. 280, 232-241 (1935). 

Grote, W. (1969). Trunk skeletal malformations following blood loss in gravid rabbits. Z. Anat. Entwicklungsgesch. 128 66-74. 

A nonchemical factor also influences a sand fly s selection of egg sites She prefers narrow cracks and crevices rather than open surfaces. A gravid sand fly, then, is quite exacting about where she deposits her eggs. She avoids exposed areas and looks for a site that already contains eggs of her own species along with simple organic nutrients. Her concerns seem well placed, for these characteristics promise safety, protection from the elements, and food for newly hatched larvae. 

The arrangement remains puzzling, but the bees easily resolve the problem (or what we see as a problem). When the parasitic bees mate, the male simply sprays some of his F6 on the female. The compound is relatively involatile and so persists on the gravid female as she seeks host nests for her eggs. Perfumed with F6 from her mate, the parasitic female penetrates the host nest and completes her task unchallenged. At least three other species of parasitic Nomada bees gain acceptance by their Andrena hosts in this way. 

Immediately after termination or as soon as possible after death, the uteri should be removed and the pregnancy status of the animals ascertained... Gravid uteri including the cervix should be weighed (4). 

The C-section ( litter ) values, i.e., gravid uterus weight, corpora lutea, total number of implants, and numbers of live and dead implants (including separate categories of dead implants) are presented as means, together with an indicator of variation, typically standard deviation. Additionally, pre- and postimplantation losses are calculated for each female ... 

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