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The narrow, lower end of the uterus. During labor, the cervix softens, thins, and opens to allow the baby to leave the uterus.
Industry:Parenting
The name used to describe a developing fertilized egg from the time of implantation through the eighth week after conception. After eight weeks it is called a fetus.
Industry:Parenting
The narrow ducts or tubes in a woman's abdomen that carries egg from the ovaries to the uterus. Fertilization most often occurs in the fallopian tubes.
Industry:Parenting
The name given to a baby in utero from eight weeks of development until birth.
Industry:Parenting
The most frequently used method to turn a breech baby to the head-down position. Using ultrasound guidance, a practitioner will gently guide the fetus into a head-down position by applying his or her hands to the woman's abdomen.
Industry:Parenting
The movement in which the baby takes the nipple and areola properly into the mouth to begin breastfeeding.
Industry:Parenting
The most common chromosomal abnormality, Down syndrome results when a fetus has an extra copy of chromosome number 21. It causes mild to severe mental retardation, as well as other physical problems such as heart defects.
Industry:Parenting
The membrane that surrounds the baby in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid in which the baby floats. Also called the amniotic sac, the bag of waters will rupture naturally or be ruptured artificially during labor.
Industry:Parenting
