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| amniocentesis | Test with a needle inserted through the women's abdomen into amniotic sac. |
| postpartum psychosis | An extreme form of mental illness that may result after giving birth |
| Postpartum Depression | Serious form of mood disorder after giving |
| baby blues | Mild postpartum mood disorder that goes away on its own. |
| Postpartum care | The medical helo a mother recieves during the six to eight weeks following childbirth |
| caesarean section | Delivery method in which the mother's abdomen and uterus are surgically opened to remove the baby. |
| vacuum extraction | Techniques that uses suction to help the doctor move the baby down the birth canal |
| Forceps | A curved instrument that is used to help the doctor ease a baby down the birth canal. |
| episiotomy | An incision that is made in the vagina to prevent tearing as the baby is born |
| dilation | The opening of the cervix during labor. |
| Certified nurse-midwive | Persons who are specially trained to deliver babies but not handle the problems of labor |
| Congenital problem | physical or biochemical problem in a baby that is present at birth |
| labor | process that moves the baby out of the mother's body |
| low birthweight | term describing a baby who weighs less than 5 1/2 pounds at birth |
| lightening | Change in the baby's position that indicates birth is nearing |
| miscarriage | Explulsion of a baby from the mother's body before week 20 of pregnancy |
| pregnancy-induced hyertension | High blood pressure caused by pregnancy |
| premature | Term describing a baby who is born too soon. |
| stillbirth | loss of a baby after week 20 of pregnancy |
