Pregnancy Crossword

2. Incision made to widen the birth canal and prevent tearing.
5. Always expressed in a person even if only one gene of the pair is inherited for that trait.
6. How many chromosomes does a baby receive from one parent?
7. Expulsion of a baby from the mother’s body before week 20 of pregnancy.
12. First stage of labor during which the cervix opens.
13. Not typically expressed in a person unless both genes for the trait are inherited.
15. A test in which sound waves bounce off the fetus to produce an image of the fetus inside the womb.
16. Inherited traits passed to him or her through the parents’ genes at conception.
20. Organ filled with blood vessels that nourish the baby in the uterus.
21. Organ in which the baby develops and is protected until birth.
22. Term used to describe children from multiple pregnancies who develop from two or more fertilized ova and differ in genetic makeup.
23. Loss of a fetus after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
24. Development that takes place between conception and birth.
25. Contains three blood vessels that connect the baby to the placenta.

1. Technique that uses suction to help the doctor move the baby down the birth canal as the mother pushes.
3. Doctor who specialize in pregnancy and birth.
4. High blood pressure caused by pregnancy.
8. Weight under 5.5 pounds at birth for a single birth and under 3.3 pounds per baby in a multiple birth.
9. Protein substance found in the red blood cells of about 85 percent of the population.
10. Prenatal test in which a needle is inserted through the woman’s abdomen into the amniotic sac and a sample of the fluid is removed for cell study.
11. Prenatal procedure for finding abnormalities in the fetus by testing a small sample of the chorion.
14. Term used to describe children from multiple pregnancies who develop from one fertilized egg and have the same genetic makeup.
17. Curved instrument that fits around the sides of a baby’s head and is used to help the doctor ease the baby down the birth canal during a contraction.
18. Delivery method in which the mother’s abdomen and uterus are surgically opened and the baby is removed.
19. Delivery method in which the pregnant woman learns about the birth process and uses breathing and relaxation techniques to reduce fear and pain during labor.