Child Development

2. the time period known as the "fourth trimester" after a mother gives birth
5. an abnormality, present at birth, that affects the structure or function of the body and may threaten a baby's health
6. the name for the developing baby from about the third week of pregnancy through the eighth week
9. the natural death of a developing baby before the 20th week of pregnancy
11. a doctor who specializes in pregnancy and childbirth
12. the organ in a woman's body in which a baby develops during pregnancy
13. the biological and psychological changes that occur between birth and adolescence
14. a procedure in which sound waves are used to make a video image of the unborn baby

1. the fertilized human egg
2. a condition characterized by high blood pressure and the presence of protein in the mother’s urine.
3. Development of the baby during the period before birth
4. parents, guardians, and others responsible for caring for children
7. an unborn baby in the stage of development that begins around the eighth or ninth week of pregnancy and lasts until birth
8. the process of increasing in physical size.
10. the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.