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stage 3 of labor, delivery of the placenta
placental stage
stage 2 of labor, full dilation to delivery of the infant
expulsion stage
organ that serves as a source of delivery between fetus and mother
placenta
period from conception to the birth of a baby
pregnancy
first menstral period
menarchy
weak irregular uterine contraction
Braxton hicks contractions
fluid filled sac surrounding the fetus and attached to the placenta
amnion
child birth
parturition
developmental stage until 9th week
embryo
primary germ layer that gives rise to the nervous system and epidermis
ectoderm
organ consisting of two veins and one artery delivery of substances from mother to fetus
umbilical cord
stage 1 of labor from the beginning of true contractions until the cervix is dilated 10 cm
dilation stage
placental hormone that stimulates regular and frequent powerful uterine contractions
prostaglandins
early stage of embryonic development of rapid mitotic cell divisions
cleavage
nausea during the first few months of pregnancy
morning sickness
series of events that expel an infant from the uterus
labor
fertilized egg
zygote
from the 9th week of development till birth
fetus
hollow ball like structure of about 100 cells of embryonic development
blastocyst
primary germ layer that forms mucosae and glands
endoderm
surgical incision through the abdominal and uterine walls to deliver a baby
c section
hormone that initiates the rhythmic regular uterine contractions of labor
oxytocin
primary germ layer that gives rise to the digestive muscle skeleton
mesoderm
period of life generally between age 10 and 15
puberty
