Week 2.5 development

Lower rates of cesarean births

All of the following are benefits of prenatal care social services, except: improved academic success for the child. lower rates of caesarian births. lower rates of low birth weight infants. more stable partner relationships for the mother.

Folic acid

All of the following are examples of teratogens, except: Alcohol. Folic acid. Incompatible blood types. X-ray radiation.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS)

Recently, the ? was created to assess the at-risk infant. The baby is weighed, cleaned up ad tested for signs of developmental problems which might require urgent attention

Epigenetics

Studying identical twins who were adopted by different families could be particularly valuable when investigating: chromosomal abnormalities. epigenetic processes. in-vitro fertilisation. sex-linked genes.

Brazelton Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS)

The ? examines the newborn's neurological development, reflexes and reactions to people.

The child has inherited that allele from both parents.

When a child develops with a recessive gene, it is because: The child is male and the gene is X-linked. The child has inherited that allele from both parents. Genetic imprinting has silenced one copy of the gene. The characteristic is polygenically determined.

Genetic expression is affected by the environment.

Which of the following statements about DNA and genes is true? Each gene is in charge of manufacturing one protein. Genetic expression is affected by the environment. Ova and sperm cells contain 23 paired chromosomes. The terms 'DNA' and 'gene' have the same definition.

Apgar Scale

? has been used to assess the newborn's health