Pregnancy Terms

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Across
  1. 1. The process by which the baby is delivered.
  2. 3. Fluid The liquid that surrounds and protects the fetus.
  3. 12. The spontaneous loss of a pregnancy.
  4. 13. The term used for an unborn baby after the 8th week of pregnancy.
  5. 14. The tightening of the uterine muscles during labor.
  6. 15. The female reproductive cell.
  7. 16. The organ that provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus.
Down
  1. 1. The baby's movement into the pelvis before birth.
  2. 2. The process when an egg is released from the ovary.
  3. 4. When a sperm fertilizes an egg.
  4. 5. The male reproductive cell.
  5. 6. The term referring to the care of the mother and fetus before birth.
  6. 7. Cord The lifeline between mother and baby.
  7. 8. The organ where the baby grows and develops during pregnancy.
  8. 9. The early stage of development after conception, before becoming a fetus.
  9. 10. A medical imaging technique used to view the fetus.
  10. 11. The first movements of the fetus felt by the mother.