ELD Chapter 6

The lower part of the uterus

• cervix

• contraction

• fetal monitoring

• dilate

• cord blood

The tightening and releasing of the muscles of the uterus. This is also a sign of labor

• cervix

• contraction

• fetal monitoring

• dilate

• cord blood

The watching of an unborn baby’s heart rate for indications of stress

• cervix

• contraction

• fetal monitoring

• dilate

• cord blood

To widen or open

• cervix

• contraction

• fetal monitoring

• dilate

• cord blood

The blood left behind in the umbilical cord and the placenta following birth

• cervix

• contraction

• fetal monitoring

• dilate

• cord blood

Cells capable of producing all types of blood cells

• stem cells

• Cesarean birth

• incubator

• fontanel

• lanugo

Also know as a cesarean section or c- section, it is the delivery of a baby through a surgical incision in the mother’s abdomen

• stem cells

• Cesarean birth

• incubator

• fontanel

• lanugo

A special enclosed crib where the oxygen supply, temperature, and humidity can be closely controlled

• stem cells

• Cesarean birth

• incubator

• fontanel

• lanugo

An open space found on the baby’s head where the bones are not yet joined 

• stem cells

• Cesarean birth

• incubator

• fontanel

• lanugo

Fine, downy hair growing on newborn’s foreheads, backs, and, shoulders

• stem cells

• Cesarean birth

• incubator

• fontanel

• lanugo