Crossword Puzzle Week 4: Written Assignment

Delivery of fetus through surgical incision into the uterus
The interruption of pregnancy before the fetus is viable
Surgical puncture of the amniotic sac to remove fluid for laboratory analysis
Artificial rupture of the membranes
Expansion of cervix
Thinning and shortening of cervix
Infection of the skin or mucous membrane with any species of Candida
A bacterium that causes one of the prevalent sexually transmitted diseases
The reproductive organs, internal and external
Time period between fertilization and birth
A woman pregnant for the first time
a condition that may occur when the woman is lying in supine position; the heavy, large uterus presses on the inferior vena cava and aorta, reducing blood flow back to the heart
A hereditary anemia that may be fatal
infestation with a Trichomonas parasite, which may be transmitted through sexual intercourse
able to live, grow, and develop after birth; usually 24 weeks or greater than 1 pound
characterized by the presence of vesicles. Vesicles are blisters or other elevations on the skin
a pituitary hormone that stimulates the muscles of the uterus to contract, thus inducing labor
carrying a pregnancy to the point of viability regardless of the outcome
a woman who has been pregnant more than once
examination of the vagina and cervix by means of a lighted instrument that has a three-dimensional magnifying lens called a colposcope