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17 Cards in this Set
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What is the term used for newborns?
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Neonate
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Scale used as a standard measurement system that looks for a variety of indications of good health
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APGAR
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What does APGAR stand for?
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Appearance
Pulse Grimace Activity Respiration |
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What is the close physical and emotional contact between parent and child during the period immediately following birth?
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Bonding
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What are two common alternative birthing procedures?
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Lamaze
Family Birthing Center |
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What are some physical issues related to pain medications used during the birthing process?
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A less responsive fetus &
Less motor control after birth |
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How many weeks after conception are preterm infants born?
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38 weeks after conception
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What are preterm infants at higher risk for?
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Higher risk for illness and death
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How long after a mother's due date is an infant considered postmature?
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being unborn 2 weeks after the mother's due date
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How many mothers in the US today will have cesarean delivery?
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Average of One Million
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What is a cesarean delivery?
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Where the baby is surgically removed from the uterus, rather than traveling through the birth canal
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What are infant reflexes?
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They are unlearned, organized, and involuntary responses that occur automatically in the presence of certain stimuli.
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What are examples of infant reflexes?
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Sucking, Rooting, and Swallowing
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What is the period of depression following the birth of a child called?
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Postpartum Depression
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When born, what sensory systems are not yet fully developed in an infant?
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Auditory and visual
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Newborns cycle through various states of arousal including different levels of _____and_____
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Wakefulness, Sleep
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Behavioral learning uses what two types of basic techniques?
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Classical and Operant Conditioning
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