Bundle of Clues🎀

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Across
  1. 1. The period after delivery when the mother’s body and emotions are recovering from childbirth.
  2. 3. A medical doctor who specializes in pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
  3. 7. One of three roughly three-month-long stages of pregnancy, each with its own milestones.
  4. 9. A device that uses sound waves to let parents and doctors hear the baby’s heartbeat before birth.
  5. 10. The type of care and check-ups a mother receives before giving birth to ensure a healthy pregnancy.
  6. 15. A medical test that tracks how strong and how often your uterus contracts during labour..
  7. 16. Soft garments worn by babies to catch waste and keep clothing clean.
Down
  1. 2. The moment everyone waits for at a gender reveal party when the baby’s gender is revealed.
  2. 4. A cute nickname for a pregnant belly that grows as the baby develops inside.
  3. 5. A small bed designed specifically for babies to sleep safely.
  4. 6. The term for a baby immediately after birth, during the first few weeks of life.
  5. 8. A pain-relief injection given in the spine to reduce labor pain while allowing the mother to stay awake.
  6. 11. A surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through the mother’s abdomen instead of vaginal birth.
  7. 12. A safe imaging technique that uses sound waves to create pictures of the baby inside the womb.
  8. 13. A tightening of the uterine muscles that occurs during labor to help push the baby out.
  9. 14. The joyful party or event where friends and family gather to share in the exciting news.