Face presentation is the phenomenon, when a baby comes out into the birth canal with his face being first.

Fallopian tube is called the tube, which stretches from the uterine cavity up to the area of the ovary. Every woman normally has two fallopian tubes as well as two ovaries.

False labour is the term, which describes the tightening of the uterus without any dilatation of the cervix.

Fasting blood sugar is a kind of blood test, which is conducted with the aim or estimation of the amount of sugar in the blood following a time period of fasting.

Ferrous gluconate is the name of one of the iron supplements.

Ferrous sulfate is the name of one of the iron supplements.

Fertility is the ability of either a woman or a man to conceive and / or have children. In women it is the ability to become pregnant in the result of their normal sexual activity.

Fertilization is the process as well as the result of joining of the sperm and egg.

Fertilization age means dating a pregnancy from the time of fertilization most likely occurred. It is considered to be two weeks earlier than the gestation age.

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the term, which is used to explain some birth defects of a baby, born to a mother, who drank alcohol during her pregnancy term. Such baby may have physical abnormalities, as well as mental ones.

Fetal anomaly is any kind of either fetal malformation of abnormal development.

Fetal distress is any problem with an infant, which may occur either before the arrival or during the labor. Any of these problems is quite a dangerous one, and requires immediate delivery to occur.

Fetal goiter is the term, which is used to describe the enlargement of the thyroid gland in the developing fetus.

Fetal – growth retardation is any inadequate growth of the fetus during its last stages of development.

Fetal monitor is a special device, which is usually used either before or during the delivery process in order to be able to hear as well as record the heart beat of the fetus. It is possible to conduct either external monitoring, which is done through the maternal abdomen or internal monitoring, which is done through the maternal vagina.

Fetal period is the time frame, which begins after the embryonic period, or from the 11th week of gestation and up until the very arrival.

Fetoscopy is a kind of technique, with the help of which a developing fetus may be examined for any possible abnormalities yet being inside of his mother’s uterus.

Fetus is the term, which is used do describe any unborn baby after 10 weeks of gestation and up until the very arrival.

Fontanels are called the soft spots on the skull of a newborn baby.

Forceps is a kind of medical instrument, which is used sometimes with the aim to provide with the baby’s removal from the birth canal during the delivery process.

Frank breech is the position of the fetus, when the buttocks are first to come out. As a rule in this kind of position, the baby’s legs are flexed and his knees are extended.

Full – term infant is a baby, who arrived between the 38th and 42nd weeks of pregnancy.

Fundus is called the upper part of the uterus.