During this month the fetus becomes active; the mother can feel movement.

Environmental, Heredity, Errors in Chromosomes, and Interaction between heredity and environment are all _____________ of birth defects.

This blood test is performed on the expectant mother between weeks 15 and 20 of a pregnancy.

A couple can take on all responsibilities and rights for raising, loving, and caring for a child in need of a permanent home. This is known as...

Is one of the first signs of imminent labour is when the baby drops down into the mother's pelvis.

During this month cell multiplication begins, and by the end of this month the heart begins to beat.

The most common chromosomal birth defect.

This machine uses sound waves to make a video image, called a sonogram, of an unborn baby. It can detect birth defects and is not harmful to the unborn baby.

In this process a doctor injects sperm into a women's uterus at about the time the women ovary releases and ovum. Often the sperm is used from the woman's male partner, but a male donor can also supply the sperm.

The third and final stage of delivery is when the mother gives birth to this, which is no longer needed by the baby.

In this month the fetus may react to loud noises with a reflux jerking action. The baby moves into a head down position

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is caused by ___________ factors.

The process of withdrawing a sample of the amniotic fluid surrounding the unborn baby. An ultrasound is used to guide the needle through the mother's amniotic sac. There is some risk to the fetus and is performed only when there is a strong reason to do

This process of treating infertility is done by the help of a microscope. The doctor combines a mature ovum and sperm to fertilize an egg. Once the ovum is fertilized the doctor places the new zygote in the women's uterus.

In the second stage of labour the head appears at the opening of the birth canal, and then the head does this and changes shape to ease passage through the birth canal.

In this month the fetus starts to sucks its thumb, swallow, hiccup, and move around.

Cystic Fibrosis and hemophilia are both examples of ___________ causes of birth defects.

Uses a sample of the tissue from the membrane that encases the fetus to check for birth defects. Risks are high, but it can be performed much earlier in pregnancy than other prenatal tests.

This is a form of ART where a woman becomes pregnant to have a baby for another woman. This process requires legal arrangements for all people involved including the child.

In the first stage of labour these make the cervix dilate, or widen?

In this month the fetus acquires disease-fighting antibodies from the mother's blood. It also descends into the pelvis, ready for birth.

This birth defect affect the respiratory and digestive systems.

The fluid obtained from this prenatal test can be used to check chromosomes?

Eggs are combined with partner’s sperm in a dish and then taken to a lab. They are surgically injected into your fallopian tubes using a laparoscope. Fertilization then occurs inside your body and the embryo implants naturally.

The cervix must be dilated to 10 cm and the baby's head slips out of the uterus into the birth canal. This is known as ________ and completes the work of the first stage of labour.