A tear.

A covering of soft, fine hair on the newborn.

This refers to when a baby's head settles into the mother’s pelvic cavity. This can happen from 2 - 4 weeks before labor starts, especially for first time mothers.

A darkened line that appears on the abdomen during pregnancy.

The vaginal discharge present after delivery.

Excessive size.

Malpresentation is the term health professionals use when a baby is in the wrong position for birth.

Inflammation of the breast, which is usually caused by a bacterial infection.

The dark green, sticky bowel contents of the baby at birth.

The breathing of meconium-contaminated fluid by the baby at birth.

A hormone that coordinates pigmentation of the skin, eyes, and hair.

The shaping of the baby's head to adjust itself to the size and shape of the birth canal.

Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.

A blood test that is usually offered to a mother between 15 and 20 weeks of pregnancy to screen for an increased risk of particular birth defects (neural tube defects, Down Syndrome).

A plug of thick mucous, which closes the cervical canal during pregnancy.

An abnormality of the spinal cord or brain.

A test of fetal well being in which the effect of movement on the heart rate is assessed.

The back part of the baby's head that is used for a reference point in determining the position of the baby in utero.

The female reproductive organ that produces the ovum, progesterone and estrogen.

The release of an egg, or ovum from the ovary.

A substance produced in the brain that causes contractions of the uterus for labor, and causes the breasts to release milk.