Sugrue LD notes
Across
- 3. medical doctors who specialize in management of pregnancy labor and birth
- 6. tong shaped instrument that may be used to guide the babys head
- 7. how much the cervix has opened
- 8. contractions increase in strength and the baby is born
- 13. the regular tightening of the uterus working to push the baby down
- 14. medication given to relieve pain during labor and delivery
- 15. child birth without any medication
Down
- 1. process of fetus being expelled from uterus
- 2. registered nurse with an additional training as a midwife or a person with formal training without a nursing degree
- 4. soft spots between the unfused sections of a baby's skull
- 5. when the baby's head has passed through the birth canal at the top or crown stays visible at the vaginal opening
- 9. when the baby drops in preparation for delivery
- 10. extractor instrument that attaches to the baby's head to help guide it out
- 11. regular contractions results in dilation
- 12. partum the first 6 weeks after birth