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- 3. Method A method of childbirth where delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infants head is not pulled, minimizing the trauma for the newborn and allowing for immediate bonding between mother and child.
- 5. Dense Foods having calories that are packed with important nutrients including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, lean meats, and low-fat dairy products.
- 8. Illness Hazards that make foods unsafe to eat.
- 9. A test that makes sound waves to create video and still images of the fetus inside the uterus.
- 11. A blood test that measures the level of alpha-fetopretein in the mothers blood during pregnancy as an indicator of possible birth defects in a fetus.
- 12. Counseling The process by which patients or relatives, at risk of an inherited disorder, are advised of the consequences and nature of the disorder, the probability of developing or transmitting it, and the options open to them in management and family planning in order to prevent, avoid, or reduce the likelihood of an inherited disorder.
- 13. Intense labor, cervix 7 centimeters, lasts 30 minutes to 2 hours.
- 14. Labor Fetal monitor may be used, cervix 3 centimeters, last 3 to 5 hours.
- 18. A soft, membrane-covered space between the bones at the front and the back of a newborns skull.
- 19. A small cut made at the opening of the birth canal.
- 22. Villi Sampling A prenatal test that involves taking a sample of the hair-like tissue in the placenta to check for certain birth defects.
- 23. Bath A body cleansing using just a sponge and some water, without immersion; usually preformed on someone confined to bed.
- 25. Childbirth The act or process of giving birth using limited medication.
- 26. Birth A baby is delivered feet or buttocks first.
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- 1. Floor The lower pelvic area of a female.
- 2. Method A surgical procedure to remove the baby from the mother's uterus in case of complications prohibiting a vaginal delivery.
- 4. A prenatal test that involves removing a small amount of the amniotic fluid that surrounds the developing fetus and may be preformed to check for down syndrome in a mother over age 35.
- 6. A medical doctor who specializes in pregnancy and delivery.
- 7. Exercise Strengthens the pelvic floor muscles, which support the uterus, bladder and bowel.
- 10. A disease of the nervous system of humans that can cause fever, meningitis, miscarriage, or premature birth and is spread by eating food contaminated with listeria.
- 11. Birth Center A facility where the baby is delivered in a room while the family is present.
- 15. Hospital Delivery Having a baby in a medical hospital with a doctor and staff in a delivery room.
- 16. Acid A B-complex vitamin found in many vegetables, beans, fruits, whole grains, and some fortified breakfast cereals and it helps prevent birth defects.
- 17. Hygiene Keeping the body clean and fresh.
- 20. A heavy metal toxin that could harm fetal nervous tissue.
- 21. Method A woman is physcially and psychologically prepared through prenatal training in the use of controlled breathing and coached by a partner to facilitate the process of natural childbirth.
- 24. Labor Mild contractions; last 8 to 12 hours.
- 27. Delivery Giving birth to a baby at home.