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… birth, we would like to have the baby placed on my chest, skin-to-skin Tom would like to cut the umbilical cord I would like …
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… a comfortable position. Use oil or lotion to massage bare skin. You can use self-massage to unwind after work or … you: Have a fever or a contagious disease. Have bruises or skin abrasions. Have a blood clot in a vein. Have a bleeding … a comfortable position. Use oil or lotion to massage bare skin. You can use self-massage to unwind after work or …
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… The veins in your breasts become more noticeable under the skin. You may get stretch marks on your breasts. The nipples … area around your nipples with soap. Soap can dry out the skin. Just use warm water. Use breast pads inside your bra … The veins in your breasts become more noticeable under the skin. You may get stretch marks on your breasts. The nipples …
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… several parts. You wear one part—the sensor—against your skin. It has a tiny needle that stays under your skin. It is constantly reading your blood sugar level. It … several parts. You wear one part—the sensor—against your skin. It has a tiny needle that stays under your skin. It is …
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… Gloves can also be used when you put medicines on the skin and when you give shots. Gloves do not protect you from poking your skin with sharp objects. So if you are handling sharp … Gloves can also be used when you put medicines on the skin and when you give shots. Gloves do not protect you from …
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… VIDEO: Admission to postpartum - keeping your baby skin-to-skin VIDEO: Baby's feeding cues and behaviours VIDEO: …
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… ). These occur when small blood vessels under the skin tear or rupture, often from a twist, bump, or fall. Blood leaks into tissues under the skin. It causes a black-and-blue colour that often turns … we ask in certain topics. It may not apply to you. But asking it of everyone helps us to get people the help they …
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… may mark the biopsy site by making a slight dent in your skin with a pencil or tool. The biopsy may be done on either … be inserted. Your doctor puts the biopsy needle through the skin while looking at your kidney with ultrasound or another … cause soreness. Bleeding into the kidney. Infection of the skin at the biopsy site. Pneumothorax (collapsed lung) . …
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… Size Total Fibre (grams) Vegetables and fruit Apple, with skin 1 medium 3.5 Avocado ½ fruit 6.7 Banana or kiwi 1 … cup 2.8 Pear, canned halves 125 mL or ½ cup 2.1 Pear, with skin 1 medium 5.3 Potato, with skin 1 medium 4.0 Yellow beans, cooked 125 mL or ½ cup 9.7 …
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… mostly found in the soil. When the bacteria enter the skin through a cut or scrape, they produce a poison that can … the air by people sneezing or coughing and by direct skin-to-skin contact. The disease can result in very serious …