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

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

To widen or open

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

Cells capable of producing many different types of body cells

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

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

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

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

A thick, white, waxy substance made up of the fetus’s old skin cells and the secretions of skin glands

A system of rating the physical condition of a newborn baby

The first month after the baby is born

A condition that causes the baby’s skin and eyes to look slightly yellow

A substance produced by the breakdown of red blood cells

The act of forming emotional ties between parents and children

A high-calorie, high-protein early breast milk

A professional breastfeeding specialist who shows mothers how to encourage adequate milk production and how to position babies properly so that they can nurse

When the baby remains with the mother in her room during the hospital stay; it can be a full-time or part-time arrangement

The time following up the baby’s birth

A condition in which new mothers may feel very sad, cry a lot, have little energy, feel overly anxious about the baby, or have little interest in the baby, and in extreme cases think of harming the baby

To start; to make the process of labor or a birth begin with a medical intervention

Drugs that cause loss of feeling, used for pain relief

To combine: to unite or blend

Unchanging; steady or firm

What is a sign of false labor?

What problems frequently occur in babies who are born prematurely?

How could the features of a typical newborn be described?

What is a NICU?

Before they can leave the hospital, what must preemies be able to do?