Sentences with phrase «number of fetuses»

Procedure: Data collected included sex, maturity, pregnancy status, number of fetuses per pregnancy, cryptorchidism, and occurrence of complications or euthanasia.

But exactly how much weight you should gain depends on your pre-pregnancy weight and the number of fetuses, so make sure to talk to your doctor.

Early in pregnancy, the number of fetuses noted on ultrasound can be decreased in order to increase the chances of having a baby or babies delivered as close to full term as possible.

It can also give the doctor information such as the number of fetuses and their sizes - the size helps determine the age.

The study revealed similar results when conducted on a number of fetuses.

You should know how many puppies to expect, because your vet will do x-rays during the pregnancy to determine the number of fetuses.

X-rays (radiographs) or abdominal ultrasounds may be done to visually determine the number of fetuses present as well as their relative sizes and positions.

As the pregnancy nears its end, the number of fetuses can be determined radiographically by counting fetal skulls.

This allows the veterinarian to look through the abdominal wall of female small ruminants to estimate the number of fetuses, the age of the fetuses and even sometimes the sex of the fetuses.

Cats, like pigs, show a different pattern characterized by a linear gain throughout pregnancy that is independent of the number of fetuses (Loveridge, 1986; Wichert et al., 2009).