Animal Kingdom
The young of all marsupials are called this.
What is a joey?
During pregnancy, a woman will grow this, the only temporary organ humans can have.
What is the placenta?
Only 5% of babies are born on this day.
What is the due date?
Newborn babies cannot have this sweet food until age 1 due to a risk of botulism.
What is honey?
Babies should begin this exercise shortly after birth to strengthen their neck.
What is tummy time?
This animal is one of two mammals who lays eggs instead of having a live birth.
What is a platypus? What is an echidna? What is a montreme?
During pregnancy, your blood volume increases by this much.
What is 50%?
During labor, this flexes to cause the pressure up to 70 pounds per square inch (twice the pressure of a car tire, the same pressure as a wolf bite).
What is the uterus?
At birth, a newborn has 300 of these.
What is bones?
Although typically white or cream, this liquid also can appear green, blue, pink, or red.
What is breastmilk?
For this animal, the male endures pregnancy. The female transfers her eggs to his brood pouch where they are fertilized and remain until birth.
What is the seahorse?
During pregnancy, the uterus can expand this many times it’s normal size.
What is 20?
During birth, the cervix dilates to 10 cm which is roughly the size of this item on the McDonald’s menu.
What is a Big Mac?
While babies cry, they don’t have tears because these don’t develop until a few weeks of age.
What are tear ducts?
Babies develop taste buds in the womb and can taste different flavors in this liquid.
What is amniotic fluid?
The heaviest born animal is the blue whale measuring this many pounds and this many feet.
What is 2-3 tons (4,000 - 6,000 lbs), and 25 feet?
New studies show morning sickness can be attributed to the health of this.
What is the impregnating male and his sperm?
An epidural contains this drug that helps with pain.
What is fentanyl?
At birth, a newborn’s stomach is the size of this fruit.
What is a cherry?
This food is a known for increasing milk supply.
What is oats?
This animal has the longest pregnancy in the animal kingdom, typically lasting 660 days.
What is an elephant?
Sometimes pregnancy cravings go too far and result in specific cravings like chalk, dirt, and cement. This condition is named this.
What is pica?
Internal monitoring is when this is attached to the baby’s skull to track their heartbeat.
What is a screw?
A newborn’s head has two moldable sections called this.
What is a fontanelle?
Fingernails develop at this week of pregnancy.
What is week 12?