Ancient Birth Terms

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Across
  1. 4. a European perennial mint with small aromatic leaves
  2. 6. Old Testament midwife who disobeyed Pharoah’s order to kill newborn males
  3. 8. a woman with expertise in delivering babies
  4. 9. carrying a baby close against one’s body in a sling or carrier so mothers could complete their daily tasks
  5. 11. a woman contracted as a substitute to carry and give birth for another person
Down
  1. 1. a poultice
  2. 2. parenting continuous bodily closeness and touch
  3. 3. band strip of cloth which held the limbs of the baby firmly to give it a sense of security and confining it as it had been confined in the womb
  4. 5. one of three positions assumed for giving childbirth
  5. 7. a woman who breastfeeds and cares for another’s baby
  6. 10. contracting to take another’s child and bringing it up as one’s own