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Breastfeeding tips
Feeding and wellbeing advisor Vicki Scott provides some top tips on breastfeeding in public

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Labour Linea nigra
Lacerations LMP (last menstrual period)
Lanugo Lochia
Lightening (engagement)

Lacerations
Another word for cuts or tears in the skin, usually expressed in degrees. A first-degree laceration is minor, involving only the superficial layers of skin. A fourth-degree laceration is the most serious, involving several layers of flesh.