Fill in the blank with the appropriate medical term. Please“BOLD†the terms that you insert.
Mary just had a baby; therefore, she is in the 6-week periodafter birth, better known as _________. Since this was Mary’s firstviable child, she was termed_________. Before the birth, or duringthe ________ portion, she was worried that her baby would be borndead, or ______________. She was also worried she may developmetabolic disturbances such as eclampsia, which is known as________. This worrisome attitude lasted the first 12-week-period,or ____________. When her baby was born healthy, Mary’s fearssubsided until she noticed the cheesy white substance on hernewborn called ______________. Mary herself developed a vaginaldischarge during the first week or two after childbirth which herdoctor called ____________ and told her it was quite normal. Marydiscussed the dark green stool that her baby had and the doctortold her it was ____________ and that, too, would pass. Mary hopesher next child will not have to be an __________ labor, where it isinitiated artificially.
