Chapter 6 Vocabulary
Across
- 2. a special enclosed crib where the oxygen supply, temperature, and humidity can be closely controlled
- 4. high calorie, high protein early breast milk
- 7. the delivery of a baby through a surgical incision in the mother's abdomen
- 9. forming emotional ties between parents and child
- 12. cells capable of producing all types of blood cells
- 14. a condition in which new mothers may feel very sad, cry a lot, have little energy, feel overly anxious about the baby or have little interest in the baby
- 16. the watching of an unborn baby's heartrate for indications of stress
- 18. the tightening and releasing of the muscles of the uterus
- 19. to widen or open
- 20. a thick, white, pasty substance made up of the fetus's old skin cells and the secretions of skin glands
Down
- 1. professional breastfeeding specialist who shows mothers how to encourage adequate milk production and how to position babies properly so they can nurse
- 3. the first month after the baby is born
- 5. the baby's skin and eyes look slightly yellow
- 6. the blood left behind in the umbilical cord and placenta following birth
- 8. the baby remains with the mother in her room during the entire hospital stay
- 10. the lower part of the uterus
- 11. an open space found on the baby's head
- 13. fine, downy hair growing on newborns' foreheads, backs, and shoulders
- 15. a system of rating the physical condition of a newborn baby
- 17. a substance produced by the breakdown of red blood cells