Across
- 1. when the cervix will dilate from 6 to 10 centimeters
- 3. giving birth at a hospital
- 5. relieves pain by blocking most feeling, including pain
- 7. a doctor who specializes in pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive system
- 10. a birth more than three weeks before the due date
- 11. a trained companion who is not a healthcare professional
- 13. when a baby is positioned feet or bottom first in the uterus
- 14. the fluid-filled sac that contains and protects a fetus in the womb
- 18. someone who focuses on preconception, pregnancy, childbirth,
- 20. commonly given for pain relief in childbirth
- 21. childbirth without routine medical interventions
Down
- 2. give birth with minimal intervention in a cozy home-like setting
- 4. giving birth at home
- 6. a woman’s labor, delivery, or both happen while in a warm bath
- 8. a surgical cut made at childbirth to enlarge the opening for the baby
- 9. relieves pain without loss of feeling or muscle movement
- 12. the process or period of changing from one state or condition to another
- 15. the surgical delivery of a baby
- 16. developing anesthetic plans,and the administration of anesthetics
- 17. to widen
- 19. contractions mild, irregular contractions during pregnancy