An organ filled with blood vessels that nourishes the baby in the uterus
The organ in which the baby develops and is protected until birth
Term used to describe a baby in the fetal stage of development
The development that takes place between conception and birth
The cord that connects the baby to the placenta
Term used to describe a baby in the embryonic stage of development
B Vitamin Prevents neural tube defects
The female sex cell, also called the egg
A prenatal test in which sound waves bounce off the fetus to produce an image of the fetus inside the womb
A prenatal test in which a needle is inserted through the woman’s abdomen into the amniotic sac and a sample of the fluid is removed for cell study
A fluid filled sac that surrounds the baby in the uterus
Medical term for the baby from birth to one month of age
Congenital problem caused by chromosome abnormality. More likely to occur when the mother is over 35 years old