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