Across
- 3. The work of the mother and baby to help the baby be delivered
- 4. Birth of the baby from birth canal to outside world
- 8. The purpose is to open the cervix to 3 cm. It is the longest and least uncomfortable part of labor and happens mostly at home.
- 9. Natural birth of fetus before it is fully developed, not full term
- 11. Movements of the baby into head down position at the end of pregnancy providing relief of pressure on the rib cage
- 13. The placenta, umbilical cord, amniotic sac, and lochia delivered as the third stage of labor
- 14. The cervix dilates from 3-7 centimeters, contractions are 2-3 minutes apart
- 17. A procedure that terminates the fetus before full term
- 20. Childbirth without the need of painkillers, preparation to relieve fear, tension.
- 21. Physician who is trained in female anatomy but also provides prenatal/postnatal care and delivers babies
- 22. The soft spot on top of the baby's head where the skull bones have not grown together
- 24. Time from birth to 6 weeks for baby
- 25. When the baby's head can be seen at the vaginal opening and is ready to be born
- 26. The uterus contracts at irregular intervals throughout pregnancy to exercise and prepare the uterus for labor
- 27. Same as a miscarriage or natural birth of fetus before full term
- 28. An injection between vertebrae in the lower back to numb the navel to thigh area
Down
- 1. Tightening of uterine muscles that help move the baby from the uterus to and through the birth canal
- 2. A visual reading of the newborn that checks color, respiration, reflex irritability, pulse, and muscle tone
- 4. Refers to the size of the round opening of the cervix. 10 cm or five fingers is full dilation.
- 5. A full term baby is dead at birth
- 6. Time from birth to 6 weeks for mother
- 7. When a baby is born bottom or feet first
- 10. When the lenght of the cervical canal is shortened because it is thinning out to prepare for birth
- 12. Labor from 8-10 centimeters dilation, often considered the hardest part of labor. Ends the first stage of labor.
- 15. A heavy vaginal discharge after the birth of the baby. Average flow is 21 days.
- 16. A physician who is trained in the care of female anatomy
- 18. Attached at the end of the umbilical cord to the uterine wall to transport nourishment from mother to baby
- 19. When a baby is delivered through a cut in the abdominal wall
- 23. Rich watery fluid that comes from the mother's breast after the baby is born before the milk comes in