Across
- 2. - A structure that allows an embryo to be nourished with the mother's blood supply
- 3. - A long tube that connects the baby to the placenta and transmits oxygen and nourishment from the mother's blood to the baby
- 7. - pregnancy ends after 20 weeks (fetus has died)
- 8. - a greasy deposit covering the skin of a baby at birth.
- 9. fluid - Liquid that surrounds and protects the developing baby in the uterus.
- 11. score - a test given one minute after a baby is born, then again five minutes later, that assesses a baby's appearance (skin colour), pulse, grimace (reflex), activity (muscle tone) and respiration. A perfect Apgar score is 10; typical Apgar scores are seven, eight or nine. A score lower than seven means that the baby might need help breathing
- 15. - the process by which the fetus and the placenta leave the uterus.
- 16. - fine, soft hair, especially that which covers the body and limbs of a human fetus or newborn.
- 18. - Week 13-27 of Pregnancy
- 19. - The process by which the zygote attaches to the uterine wall
- 20. - Process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell
- 21. - fertilized egg
- 22. - Week 1-12 of Pregnancy
- 24. - the action of giving birth to a child.
Down
- 1. - can occur in two ways, vaginally (through the birth canal) or by a cesarean (surgical) delivery
- 4. - pregnancy ends before 20 weeks
- 5. - when a baby is born before 37 weeks gestation
- 6. - the time between conception and delivery
- 10. - an agent or factor which causes malformation of an embryo.
- 12. - following childbirth or the birth of young.
- 13. - the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth
- 14. - Week 28 - 40 of Pregnancy
- 17. of Viability - Also known as fetal viability, is the age at which a fetus can live outside of the womb.
- 23. - the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month