DEV PSYC Ch. 4
baby's head moves through cervix and birth canal
2nd stage of birth
afterbirth
3rd stage of birth
lamaze
Aisha is using a childbirth strategy that includes a detailed A&P course during pregnancy and a special breathing technique to control pushing in the final stages of labor. She is using which method?
computer monitors
Calota is an expectant mom.. She has many concerns about the health and safety of her unborn child. However, one thing that she does not have to worry about is
lower birth weight than normal
Felice continues to smoke during her pregnancy. Her baby may have __
oxygen
Gina is an expectant mother who is under a great amount of stress at work. Researchers believe that this could lead to reducing the amount of __ received by the embryo and fetus
hormonal changes, fatigue, demands
Marjorie had a healthy baby boy and an easy birth. Now that she is at home with her baby, she is experiencing emotional fluctuations. This may be due to __, __ or __ of having a new baby
physically deformed and below average in intelligence
Meri parties and drinks during her pregnancy. Her baby will most likely be
vitamin C
Now that Eric and Luz have established their careers and are in their mid-twenties, they are planning to have a baby. In terms of Eric's concerns about the paternal factors that may affect his child, he should be most concerned about his low dietary intake of __
thirty; retarded
The relationship between age and pregnancy outcome can most accurately be described as: mothers over age __ are most likely to have __ babies
first
When expectant mother Vera arrives at the hospital she is experiencing contractions every 2-5 minutes and she is in the __ stage of birth
methodological
__ problems complicate the results of studies of drug use during labor
doula
a caregiver who provides continuous physical, emotional, and educational support for the mother before, during, and after childbirth
doula
a caregiver who provides support for the mother during birth
fetal alcohol syndrome
a cluster of abnormalities that appears in the offspring of mothers who drink alcohol heavily during pregnancy
zygote
a fertilized ovum is called a
placenta
a life support system that consists of a disk-shaped group of tissues in which small blood vessels from the mother and offspring intertwine
umbilical cord
a life-support containing two arteries and one vein that connects the baby to the placenta
umbilical cord
a life-support system containing two arteries and one vein that connects the baby to the placenta
placenta
a life-support system that consists of a disk-shapred group of tissues in which small blood vessels from the mother and offspring intertwine
native american
a medicine woman or medicine man is an indigenous healer in which culture
oxytocic
a physician might elect to give a pregnant mother __ if her contractions have stopped
38
a preterm baby cannot have gestated for more than __ weeks
gestation
a shortened __ period alone does not necessarily harm an infant
ectoderm
a skin defect might be traced back to an initial problem with the embryo's __ cells
brazelton neonatal behavioral assessment scale
a test given several days after birth to assess newborns' neurological development, reflexes, and reactions to people
apgar scale
a widely used method to assess the health of newborns at one and five minutes after birth. Evaluates infants' heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, body color, and reflex irritability
teratogen
an environmental factor that produces birth defects
low-birthweight infant
an infant that weighs less than 5.5 lbs at birth
teratogen
any agent that causes a birth defect
placenta walls
bacteria are too large to pass thru the __
anoxia
can be the result of having the umbilical cord tighten around the neck of the fetus
T. Berry Brazelton
developed a neonatal assessment of neurological development
prepared childbirth
developed by Ferdinand Lamaze, this childbirth strategy is similar to natural childbirth but includes a special breathing technique to control pushing in the final stages o flavor and a more detailed A&P course
increased dramatically
during the 1980s, the rate of cesarean deliveries performed in the US __
Grantley Dick-Read
english obstetrician who developed natural childbirth
Tiffany Field
explored the role of touch and massage in development
uterine contraction and cervix dilation
first stage of birth
Fernand Lamaze
french obstetrician who developed prepared childbirth
fallopian tube
human fertilization typically takes place in the
physiological health
in contrast to the Bazelton scale, the Apgar primarily assesses a newborn's
severe brain damage
increases in survival rates for infants who are born very early and very small would predict
small for date infants
infants' birth weights are below normal when the length of the pregnancy is considered. Can be preterm or full term
natural childbirth
method of childbirth that attempts to reduce the mother's pain by decreasing her fear thru education about childbirth and relaxation techniques during delivery
Linda Pugh
neonatal nurse who researches interventions with low-income women
organogenesis
organ formation that takes place during the first two months of prenatal development
organogenesis
organ formation that takes places during the first 2 months of prenatal development
embryonic
organogenesis takes place during which stage of development
germinal, embryonic, fetal
periods of prenatal development
cultural assessments
providing adequate health care for the expectant mother from various cultural groups are the important dimensions of
involution
refers to a physical change that occurs to women after childbirth
Ann Streissguth
researcher in the area of fetal alcohol syndrome
second trimester
the amniotic sac is filled mainly with fetal urine during the
fetal period
the baby that Maria is carrying is busy adding fine details to systems that emerged during the embryonic period. her pregnancy is entering the
breech position
the baby's position in the uterus that causes the buttocks to be the first part to emerge from the vagina
bonding
the formation of a close connection, especially a physical bond between parents and their newborn in the period shortly after birth
blastocyst
the inner layer of cells that develops during the germinal period. These cells later develop into the embryo
blastocyst
the inner layer of cells that develops in the germinal period; they provide nutrition and support for the embryo
amnion
the life-support system that is a bag or envelope that contains a clear fluid in which the developing embryo floats
knowledge is power
the main premise of natural or prepared childbirth is
trophoblast
the outer layer of cells that develops in the germinal period. These cells provide nutrition and support for the embryo
postpartum period
the period after childbirth when the mother adjusts, both physically and psychologically, to the process of childbirth. This period lasts for about 6 weeks or until her body has completed its adjustment and returned to a near prepregnant state.
embryonic period
the period of prenatal development that occurs 2 to 8 weeks after conception
germinal period
the period of prenatal development that occurs in the first two weeks after conception
embryonic period
the period of prenatal development that occurs two to eight weeks after conception. During this period, the rate of cell differentiation intensifies, support systems for the cells form, and organs appear
germinal period
the period of prenatal development that takes place in the first two weeks after conception. It includes the creation of the zygote, continued cell division, and the attachment of the zygote to the uterine wall
fetal period
the prenatal period of development that begins two months after conception and lasts for seven months, on the average
involution
the process by which the uterus returns to its prepregnant size five or six weeks after birth
teratology
the study that investigates the causes of birth defects
preterm infants
those born three weeks or more before the pregnancy has reached its full term
brain damage
two day old terry's very low Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale score is often a good indication that he has __
embryonic stage
while looking over a newborn, a physician notes that the neonate's outer ears are severely deformed. Based on her knowledge of prenatal development, the physician would suspect that the damage occurred during the __ of development
US
with respect to prenatal care, what country has the lowest quality medical and educational services?
Christine Dunkel-Schetter
women under stress are much more likely to have premature babies