Getting pregnant
Union of egg and sperm cell, takes place in the fallopian tube.
Fertilization/Conception
Nausea and vomiting that happens during pregnancy
Morning sickness
Layer of thick downy hair covering the baby
Lanugo
Name for the growing baby between the 8th week and delivery
Fetus
Also known as Downs syndrome, extra chromosome 21
Trisomy 21
Egg gets released from ovary, time period when woman is most fertile
Ovulation
Cluster of cells that develop into a human form between 3-8 weeks of pregnancy
Embryo
Time period when you might feel your babies first kick, baby measures about 4.5 inches roughly the size of a pack of skittles
Four months
Age of viability
When the neural tube doesn't close all the way
Spina Bifida
Zygote attaches to uterine wall
Implantation
Thick, blood rich tissue that lines the walls of the uterus during pregnancy and nourishes the embryo
Protective coating creating a waterproof layer on babies skin
Vernix Caseosa
False labor or "practice contractions
Braxton Hicks Contractions
Birth defect in which a baby is born without parts of the brain and skull
Anencephaly
Tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus
Fallopian Tubes
Time period when heart beat starts, baby is about 1/10 inch long
First month
Time period when baby can start to hear external sounds. Baby is about 12 inches long similar to a row of oreos
Sixth Month
Eighth month
Hypertension
Female reproductive cell, females are born with 200,000-400,000 of these (specific vocabulary name)
Ovum (eggs)
Test that uses sound waves to produce an image that monitors the baby, placenta, uterus, and ovaries.
Ultrasound
Test between weeks 14-20. Large needle takes a sample of amniotic fluid
Amniocentesis
A rope like structure that connects the fetus with the mother's placenta
Umbilical cord
Protein produced in the baby's liver and detectable in the mother's blood