The medical term for the womb.

The cord that connects a mother’s blood system with a baby’s and feeds the developing baby.

A scan used to monitor the developing baby and reproductive organs.

A blood clot in a blood vessel.

A pregnancy between 37 and 42 completed weeks.

A plastic or metal instrument used to separate the walls of the vagina to show the cervix.

Where the bladder

A female sex hormone released during the menstrual cycle to prepare the womb for pregnancy.

A condition that occurs in pregnancy

An organ which develops in the womb linking the baby with the mother’s system.