Across
- 5. the first month after the baby is born
- 6. a high-calorie, high-protein early breast milk
- 7. to combine; to unite or blend
- 8. the blood left behind in the umbilical cord and placenta following birth
- 11. a sign of labor
- 13. the act of forming emotional ties between parents and child
- 15. a system of rating the physical condition of a newborn baby
Down
- 1. the delivery of a baby through a surgical incision in the mother's abdomen
- 2. the time following the baby's birth
- 3. a substance produced by the breakdown of red blood cells
- 4. to start; to make the process of labor and birth begin by medical intervention
- 8. the lower part of the uterus
- 9. an open space found on the baby's head where the bones are not yet joined
- 10. a condition that causes the baby's skin and eyes to look slightly yellow
- 12. to widen or open
- 14. a special enclosed crib