title: Current advances in gestation and parturition in cats and dogs.
abstract: This article provides an overview of pregnancy in the bitch and queen. Emphasis will be placed on pregnancy diagnosis, monitoring pregnancy, and prevention of fetal loss and maternal morbidity.
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 1QH, UK. Catherine.Lamm@glasgow.ac.uk
authors.forename: Catherine G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Lamm
authors.forename: Chelsea L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Makloski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000502:physiology*; D004285:Dogs / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D036801:Parturition / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000662:veterinary; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000502:physiology*