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What is conception
This occurs when the genetic material of the sperm and egg unite to form a single celled zygote
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The critical period, dosage and duration, genetic makeup, environment
Name the four factors that associate with the effects of teratogens
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What is a teratogen
Name the term for any disease, drug, or other environmental agent that can harm a developing fetus
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What is prematurity
This is the leading cause of infant mortality
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Mother
10% said delivery was a negative experience
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What is week 9
At this point in time the embryo becomes a fetus
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The use of thalidomide
This results with women giving birth to babies with all or parts of limbs missing or having feet or hands directly attached to the torso
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Breech presentation
What is it called when the baby is positioned feet or buttocks first during a vaginal delivery
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7
____ out of 10 mothers attempt to nurse their newborns
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Father
Having a planned pregnancy rather than an unexpected pregnancy helps to buffer the decline in marital satisfaction for this spouse
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What is the embryonic period
Sexual differentiation occurs in this stage
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What is SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome
As smoking for a pregnant woman increases, the risk of _______ increases.
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Apgar test
What is the name of the test done on infants that provides a quick assessment of their heart rate, respiration, color, muscle tone and reflexes
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1
____ out of 10 mothers report having postpartum depression after the birth of their child?
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Mother
If this parent is older, there is an increased risk of stillbirth and low birth rate
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What is the age of viability
The survival outside the uterus may be possible if the brain and respiratory system are well developed, the fetus is then said to reach this
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What is syphilis
This can cause miscarriage, still birth, blindness or heart problems. It is most damaging in the middle and later stages of pregnancy.
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What is surfactant
What is the substance that prevents the air sacs in lungs of infants from sticking together, which allows breathing
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A therapeutic process that helps babies regulate body temperature and maintain a regular heart rate and oxygen levels in the blood through skin-to-skin contact with their mother.
Define Kangaroo Care
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Father
Some experience symptoms like bloating, weight gain, fatigue, insomnia, and nausea
DAILY DOUBLE |
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Brain development, lungs mature, rapid weight gains, nervous system, heart rate activity become more organized
The major developments that occur during the third trimester of prenatal life include (name at least 3)
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Azidothymidine (AZT), zidovudine, nevirapine
What can be given in the womb or to a newborn to lower their chances of getting AIDS from an HIV+ mother (name at least 2)
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What is oxytocin
What is the drug that can initiate and speed up contractions causing labor to progress more quickly? DAILY DOUBLE
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Who Emmy Werner and Ruth Smith
Who conducted the 40 year experiment that followed women in each trimester of pregnancy, and later tested those infants' psychological and cognitive abilities throughout their lives?
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Father
If this parent is older (40s & 50s) there is an elevated risk of congenital heart defects, neural tube defects, and kidney problems
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