basic vocabulary child development

• Conception


  The joining of the egg and the sperm
• Miscarriage


  An accidental ending of a pregnancy
• Antenatal


  The time before birth
• Contraception


  Used to stop a woman from having a baby
• Fertility


  Being able to conceive (get pregnant)
• Menstruation


  A monthly cycle which includes the flow of blood
• Infertility


  The inability to conceive (woman cannot get pregnant)
• Hormones


  Chemical messengers that travel through the blood
• Labour


  The process of giving birth
• Abortion


  A procedure that ends a pregnancy
• Termination


  A procedure that ends a pregnancy
• Fertility


  The ability to conceive (get pregnant) through sexual reproduction
• Female fertility


  The ability of a woman to become pregnant. Depends on ovulation, fallopian tubes, uterus, and cervix.
• Male fertility


  The ability of a man to father a child. Depends on sperm production, sperm count, sperm motility, and sperm morphology.