Childbirth

A nurse who has special training in delivering babies during low-risk pregnancies

• obstetrician

• gynecologist

• doula

• certified nurse-midwife

Leave from work taken by mothers-to-be who cannot work for part or all of the pregnancy due to health reasons.

• Pregnancy leave

• Maternity leave

• Paternity leave

• bed-rest

Test doctors use to determine whether a baby has problems interacting with the environment, handling motor processes, controlling his or hers physical state , or responding to stress.

• Brazelton scale

• Anemia

• Well-baby checkup

• baby blues

Doctor who cares for infants, children, and teens until adulthood when physical growth is complete.

• Neonatologist

• Obstetrician

• Gynecologist

• Pediatrician

Medical term used to describe from birth to one month of age.

• neonatology

• baby

• neonate

• infant

Condition that occurs when the the level of healthy red blood cells, which carry oxygen to all parts of the body, becomes too low.

• Anemia

• jaundice

• PPP

• neonate

Care the mother receives during the six to eight weeks following the birth of her baby; also called postnatal care.

• Postpartum care

• well-baby checkup

• PPPD

• PPMD

Liver condition that can make the skin, tissues, and body fluids yellow.

• Jaundice

• anemia

• neonate

• prematurity

Mood disorders in MEN that may occur after the birth of a child.

• paternal postpartum depression

• postpartum mood disorder

• postpartum psychosis

• postpartum depression

Routine medical visit in which the doctor examines the baby for signs of good health and growth.

• well-baby checkup

• apgar test

• postpartum care

• neonate