threatened abortion; imminent abortion; threatened miscarriage; imminent miscarriage
business; work; operations; service; duties
obstetrician-gynecologist; obstetrician and gynaecologist; ob-gyn
exemption; exoneration; discharge
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
on the occasion of; at the time of
gynecology department; gynecology; gynaecology
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings
periodic medical check-up (examination)
less than ...; smaller ...
ultrasound scan; ultrasonography
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
delayed child-bearing (esp. after the age of 35); late child-bearing
protein; egg white; albumen; albumin
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
water breaking (during pregnancy)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
first cry of a newborn baby
woman in childbirth; woman who is just about to give birth; woman who has just given birth
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
five (long cylindrical things)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker