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- 3. pregnancy when a baby is born between 39 weeks, 0 days and 40 weeks, 6 days
- 5. a developing human from usually two months after conception to birth
- 6. prenatal test: testing the fetus before birth
- 7. diabetes a condition characterized by an elevated level of glucose in the blood during pregnancy, typically resolving after the birth
- 10. stage the stage starting when the blastocyst implants into the uterus through the eighth week following fertilization
- 13. tubes a pair of tubes through which female eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus
- 14. the sampling of amniotic fluid using a hollow needle inserted into the uterus, to screen for developmental abnormalities in a fetus
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- 1. fluid the fluid surrounding a fetus within the amnion
- 2. stage the first 1 to 2 weeks of prenatal life after fertilization, in which the fertilized egg (zygote) migrates to the uterus and becomes implanted in the endometrium
- 4. sac the fluid-filled sac that contains and protects a fetus in the womb
- 5. stage extends from the beginning of the ninth week after fertilization to about 38 weeks after fertilization
- 8. 3-8Weeks
- 9. the joining of a sperm and egg, also known as fertilization
- 11. a fertilized egg after 5 days, a rapidly dividing ball of cells
- 12. the lower, narrow end of the uterus