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Term for the developing baby from the beginning of the 9th week of pregnancy until birth
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FETUS
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Condition in which a fertilized egg implants outside the uterus.
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ECTOPIC PREGNANCY
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Process that uses sound waves to create pictures of the fetus inside the uterus.
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ULTRASOUND IMAGING
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Prenatal test that involves the taking a sample of cells from the placenta
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CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING
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Spontaneous loss of pregnancy after less than 20 weeks of fetal development.
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MISCARRIAGE
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Fluid that cushions a developing baby from outside pressures.
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AMNIOTIC FLUID
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An abnormality that is present at or before birth and results in mental or physical disability.
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BIRTH DEFECT
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The developing baby from the time of implantation into the uterine wall through about the eighth week of pregnancy.
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EMBRYO
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A prenatal test that involves removing a small amount of the amniotic fluid that surrounds the developing fetus.
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Amniocentesis
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The death of a fetus (unborn baby after the twentieth week of pregnancy).
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STILLBIRTH
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The birth of a baby before the thirty-seventh week of pregnancy.
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PREMATURE BIRTH
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The earliest stage of baby's development, begins with conception.
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ZYGOTE
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Three-month time periods into which a pregnancy is divided.
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TRIMESTERS
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The process by which a baby-to-be grows inside the mother.
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PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT
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Tissue that is attached to the uterine wall, contains a rich network of blood vessels, and is connected to the developing baby by the umbilical cord.
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PLACENTA
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