ABCs of pregnancy: N is for…
July 25, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Women's Health
(National Hockey League!)
N is also for:
Neonate: This is the medical term used to describe your newborn until he or she is 4 weeks old.
Neural-tube defect: A birth defect of the spinal cord. The most common one known is spina bifida. This is a “hole in the spine” that is caused when the spine doesn’t close up properly during the first few weeks of pregnancy.
Nursing: Breastfeeding
Image: Newscom
~~~~
