The baby's arrival

3. to widen or open
4. any high-calorie, high-protein early breast feeding
9. the time following the baby's birth
11. a system of rating the physical condition of a new born baby
14. a condition which new mother may feel very sad, cry a lot, have little energy, overly anxious about the baby or have little interest in the baby, and in extreme cases, thinking of harming the baby
15. forming emotional ties between parents and child
16. the delivery of a baby through a surgical incision in the mothers abdomen
17. causes the baby's skin and eyes to look slightly yellow
19. the first month after the baby is born
20. thick, white, pasty substance made up of the fetus's old skin cells and the secretions of skin glands
21. an opening space found on the baby's head where the bones are not yet joined

1. cells capable of producing all types of blood cells
2. fine, downy hair growing on newborns' foreheads, backs, and shoulders
5. the blood left behind in the umbilical cord and placenta after birth
6. the baby remains with the mother in her room during the entire hospital stay or the baby stays in the nursery part of the time
7. a professional breast feeding specialist who shows mother how to encourage adequate milk production and how to position babies properly so that they can nurse
8. a special enclosed crib where the oxygen supply, temperature, and humidity can be closely controlled
10. a substance produced by the breakdown of red blood cells
12. the watching of an unborn baby's heart rate for indication of stress
13. lower part of uterus
18. the tightening and releasing of the muscles of the uterus