Preconceptive Health

5. a ______ means a baby is born too early; usually takes place before the 37th week of pregnancy.
6. an offspring of a human in the embryo stage.
7. eating properly is the first step to a ______ pregnancy.
9. a mother or a father.
11. ______ are molecules that combine to form proteins, and the building blocks of life.
12. a ______ is when a baby dies in the womb after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

1. a mother's ______ choices can affect the health of both the mother and the baby.
2. the use of artificial methods to prevent pregnancy as a consequence of sexual intercourse.
3. the ability to conceive a child.
4. determined by genetic factors and therefore able to be passed on from parents to their children.
5. the time which one or more offspring develops inside a woman's uterus.
8. ______ health is a woman's health before she become pregnant.
10. everything a mother does to herself she does to her ______.