PREGNANCY

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Across
  1. 1. _______ fluid is the liquid that surrounds a baby in the uterus (also called ‘waters’).
  2. 4. The 6 soft spots on a baby’s head that allow its skull to compress during birth so it can pass through the birth canal. The fontanels completely fuse by the time the child is 2 years old.
  3. 7. A _____ presentation happens when the baby is positioned inside the uterus with its bottom or feet down (instead of its head) .
  4. 8. An _______ pregnancy takes place when a fertilized egg implants and grows outside of the uterus, usually in the fallopian tube. In most cases it is not viable.
  5. 10. Time during labor when the baby’s head has reached the external vaginal opening and can be seen from the outside.
  6. 12. Excessive bleeding.
  7. 15. A surgical procedure in which a baby is delivered through a cut in the abdomen and uterus.
  8. 17. A tar-like substance passed by a baby as their first poo. Passing meconium before birth may be a sign of fetal distress.
  9. 19. The opening of the cervix, measured as the diameter of the cervix in centimeters.
  10. 22. Newborn baby, up to 4 weeks of age.
  11. 23. A scan test which uses sound waves to produce pictures of a baby (embryo or fetus) within a pregnant woman, as well as the mother's uterus and ovaries. It does not use ionizing radiation, has no known harmful effects, and is the preferred method for monitoring pregnant women and their unborn babies.
  12. 24. When a woman is carrying more than one baby, it’s a ____ pregnancy.
  13. 26. The type of anesthetic most commonly used in labor where drugs are used to numb the lower half of the body.
Down
  1. 2. Braxton Hicks _________ are the tightening of the uterus that may feel like a labor contraction, but are not painful and do not get stronger and closer together.
  2. 3. The organ that connects to the wall of the uterus, that nourishes the baby through the umbilical cord.
  3. 5. A person who has been specially trained to care for women during pregnancy, labor, birth and the postpartum period.
  4. 6. _______ score is a test given one minute after a baby is born, then again 5 minutes later, that assesses a baby’s appearance (skin color), pulse, grimace (reflex), activity (muscle tone) and respiration.
  5. 9. The process of becoming pregnant,when a sperm and egg join to form a single cell.
  6. 11. When a baby is born before 37 weeks gestation, it’s ______.
  7. 13. _______ acid is a B vitamin found naturally in green leafy vegetables that has been shown to reduce the incidence of some birth defects (spina bifida).
  8. 14. Condition where a person’s skin and sclera take on a yellowish tinge. It is caused by an excess of bilirubin in the blood and in newborns often resolves itself.
  9. 16. The name given to a fertilized egg from the time of conception until the eighth week.
  10. 18. The length of time (in days or weeks) that a baby is in the uterus.
  11. 20. Acronym for the process used to conceive a child outside the body, where a woman's eggs are fertilized with a man’s sperm then placed in the woman's uterus.
  12. 21. term When a pregnancy is a normal duration (37 to 42 weeks gestation), we say it’s _____ (2w).
  13. 25. Room in a hospital where babies can stay during the day or overnight.