Across
- 3. the regular tightening of the uterus working to push the baby down the birth canal
- 4. is a surgical incision made on the perineum used to enlarge the vaginal opening to help deliver a baby
- 6. process of fetus being expelled from uterus
- 10. the time after the delivery
- 11. the thinning of the cervix in preparation for childbirth
Down
- 1. refers to the position of the baby in the birth canal
- 2. bloody vaginal discharge
- 5. plug: a pinkish plug that covers the cervix, is released at the beginning of labor
- 7. regular contractions of uterus, result in dilation & effeacement of cervix
- 8. extractor: tools used by the obstetrician to guide the fetal head
- 9. soft spots between the unfused sections of the baby’s skull