Across
- 3. to widen or open
- 4. any high-calorie, high-protein early breast feeding
- 9. the time following the baby's birth
- 11. a system of rating the physical condition of a new born baby
- 14. a condition which new mother may feel very sad, cry a lot, have little energy, overly anxious about the baby or have little interest in the baby, and in extreme cases, thinking of harming the baby
- 15. forming emotional ties between parents and child
- 16. the delivery of a baby through a surgical incision in the mothers abdomen
- 17. causes the baby's skin and eyes to look slightly yellow
- 19. the first month after the baby is born
- 20. thick, white, pasty substance made up of the fetus's old skin cells and the secretions of skin glands
- 21. an opening space found on the baby's head where the bones are not yet joined
Down
- 1. cells capable of producing all types of blood cells
- 2. fine, downy hair growing on newborns' foreheads, backs, and shoulders
- 5. the blood left behind in the umbilical cord and placenta after birth
- 6. the baby remains with the mother in her room during the entire hospital stay or the baby stays in the nursery part of the time
- 7. a professional breast feeding specialist who shows mother how to encourage adequate milk production and how to position babies properly so that they can nurse
- 8. a special enclosed crib where the oxygen supply, temperature, and humidity can be closely controlled
- 10. a substance produced by the breakdown of red blood cells
- 12. the watching of an unborn baby's heart rate for indication of stress
- 13. lower part of uterus
- 18. the tightening and releasing of the muscles of the uterus