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| pregnancy test | a test to determine whether or not a woman is going to have a baby |
| obstetrician | a doctor who specializes in pregnancy and birth |
| anemia | a condition caused by lack of iron, which results in poor appetite, tiredness, and weakness. |
| maternity leave | time off from a job allowing a woman to give birth, recuperate, and care for her new baby |
| paternity leave | time off from a job allowing a father to care for his new baby |
| formula | a mixture of milk or milk substitute |
| postnatal period | time after the baby's birth |
| budget | a spending plan |
| fixed expenses | the costs of items that cannot be changed such as rent, mortgage payments, taxes, insurance payments, and loan payments |
| flexible expenses | cost for items over which people have some control and which can be cut back if necessary |
| prepared childbirth | method of giving birth in which pain is reduced through the elimination of fear and the use of special conditioning exercises |
| labor | the process by which the baby gradually moves out of the uterus into the vagina to be born |
| delivery | the birth itself |
| nurse-midwife | a registered nurse with advanced training in the care of normal, uncomplicated pregnancy and birth |
| lay-midwife | a person who has speical training in the care of pregnant women and uncomplicated deliveries but does not have a nursing degree |
| alternative birth center | a homelike facility, separate from any hospital, for giving birth |
