Chapter 6 Vocabulary

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