Lightening (Crossword clue)

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• The sensation the mother feels when the baby drops down
• Dropping of the fetus deeper into the pelvis in the weeks prior to birth
• Dropping or descent of fetus into the pelvis before or during labour
• Descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy
• Lightening: Not to be confused with a discharge of atmospheric electricity
• The time when the baby descends into the pelvic cavity in preparation for birth
• Also known as dropping, lightening is when the fetus descends into the pelvic cavity in preparation for delivery
• This occurs when a fetus positions itself lower in the pelvic cavity during the last few weeks of pregnancy
• Sensation of decreased abdominal distention during the later weeks of pregnancy following the descent of the fetal head into the pelvic inlet
• Sensation of decreased abdominal distention during the later weeks of pregnancy following the descent of the foetal head into the pelvic inlet