Across
- 4. Medical doctors who specialize in pregnancy, labor, and birth.
- 8. Soft spots between the unfused section of the baby's skull.
- 9. Position where baby is head first and face up.
- 11. Longest stage of labor.
- 13. When the baby drops in preparation for delivery.
- 14. Stage of labor where baby is born.
Down
- 1. Tong shaped instrument that may be used to help guide the baby during delivery.
- 2. Process of fetus being expelled from the uterus.
- 3. Registered nurse with training in childbirth.
- 5. The regular tightening of the uterus working to push the baby down the birth canal.
- 6. When a baby is positioned bottom or feet first.
- 7. The first six weeks after giving birth.
- 10. Medication given to relieve pain during labor and delivery.
- 12. Childbirth without any medication
- 14. The thinning of the cervix in preparation for childbirth.