Across
- 1. joining of sperm and ovum
- 3. a delivery that occurs before 39 weeks of pregnancy
- 8. the fertilized egg
- 9. couples who try to conceive and are unable to do so within a year
- 10. when someone can't work for part or all of pregnancy due to health reasons
- 11. made to widen the birth canal and prevent tearing
- 13. a chemical compound found in threadlike structures
- 14. the couple is permanently unable to conceive or unable to carry their biological child
- 18. baby during second stage of prenatal development
- 20. the rate of death for the babies
- 21. mother's uterus is cut open and baby is removed
Down
- 2. outermost membrane that surrounds the baby in the uterus and amnion begin to form
- 4. a surgical removal of the uterus
- 5. the tightening or shortening of a muscle
- 6. a curved instrument that fits around the sides of a babies head
- 7. B vitamin that reduces the baby's risk for neural tube defects
- 10. fathers that get time off work after child is born
- 12. baby during pregnancy
- 15. the process that moves the baby out of the mother's body
- 16. stage #2 of prenatal development
- 17. developing a feeling or affection with their baby immediately
- 19. the loss of fetus after 20 weeks of pregnancy