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Family Planning |
the practice of controlling the number of children in a family and the intervals between their births, particularly by means of artificial contraception or voluntary sterilization |
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Amnion |
the innermost membrane that encloses the embryo of a mammal |
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Chorion |
the outermost membrane surrounding an embryo of a reptile, bird, or mammal. In mammals (including humans), it contributes to the formation of the placenta |
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Placenta |
a flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant eutherian mammals, nourishing and maintaining the fetus through the umbilical cord |
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Umbilical Cord |
a flexible cordlike structure containing blood vessels and attaching a human or other mammalian fetus to the placenta during gestation |
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Teratogens |
an agent or factor that causes malformation of an embryo -•Drugs–Prescription–Nonprescription–Illegal•Tobacco•Alcohol•Radiation•Pollution•Infectiousdisease |
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Teenage Pregnancy |
is defined as a teenage girl, usually within the ages of 13-19, becoming pregnant. The term in everyday speech usually refers to girls who have not reached legal adulthood, which varies across the world, who become pregnant |
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Prenatal Care |
is a type of preventive healthcare with the goal of providing regular check-ups that allow doctors or midwives to treat and prevent potential health problems throughout the course of the pregnancy while promoting healthy lifestyles that benefit both mother and child |
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Apgar Scale |
is a simple assessment of how a baby is doing at birth, which helps determine whether your newborn is ready to meet the world without additional medical assistance. Your practitioner will do this quick evaluation one minute and five minutes after your baby is born |
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Stress hormones |
__________crosstheplacenta, causing adramatic risein fetal heart rate and activity |
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Maternal emotional stress |
predictsanxiety, shortattention span,anger, aggression, and overactivity amongyoungchildren |
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Stress-related prenatal complications |
canbegreatly reducedwhen mothers receive support fromfamily membersand friends |
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Doula |
a woman who is trained to assist another woman during childbirth and who may provide support to the family after the baby is born |
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Home Delivery |
delivery at home, happens about 1% |
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Fetal Monitoring |
a device used to monitor the fetal heartbeat and the strength of the mother's uterine contractions during labor |
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Analgesics |
medicine that relives pain |
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Anesthetics |
a substance that induces insensitivity to pain |
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Instrument Delivery |
•Lowforcepscaninjure the baby’ head and the mother’s tissues. •Vacuumextractors increase the riskof: –Bleeding between baby’s skin and skull –Bleeding beneath the baby’s skull –Infant seizures |
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Induced Labor |
is a procedure used to stimulate uterine contractions during pregnancy before labor begins on its own |
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Cesarean Delivery |
is a surgical procedure in which a fetus is delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen and uterus |
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Anoxia |
•Oxygendeprivation at birth• Canlead to brain damage or later cognitive, language problems–Cerebral palsy •Causesinclude:–Squeezing of umbilical cord–Placenta abruptio, placenta previa–Failing to breathe after birth |
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Preterm |
born or occurring after a pregnancy significantly shorter than normal, especially after no more than 37 weeks of pregnancy |
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Small-for-Date |
•Maybe born at due date or preterm •Belowexpected weight for length of pregnancy |
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Isolette |
used for an incubator for premature infants that provides controlled temperature and humidity and an oxygen supply |
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Kangaroo Care |
a method of caring for premature babies in which the infants are held skin-to-skin with a parent, usually the mother, for as many hours as possible every day |
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Newborn Reflexes |
are involuntary movements that babies make when a part of their body is stimulated. The main newborn reflexes include: Sucking reflex. A newborn sucks when a nipple or finger is placed in his or her mouth |
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
is the unexplained death, usually during sleep, of a seemingly healthy baby less than a year old. •between1 week and 12months inindustrialized nations.Its occurrencetends to peak between2 and 4months of age,when reflexes decline |
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Infant Mortality |
the death of children under the age of one year |
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Germinal Period |
•Weeks1–2 •Implantationof the blastocyst•Developmentof the–Amnion–Chorion–Placenta–Umbilical cord |
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Embryonic Period |
•Weeks3–8 •Centralnervous system, internalorgans,muscles, and skeleton begin to form.–Heart begins pumping blood.–Liver and spleen begin producing blood cells.–Neurons develop rapidly. •Externalfeatures also form: eyes, ears, nose, limbs.Testesin male begin producing testosterone |
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Fetal Period |
•Week9 to the end of pregnancy
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First trimester |
–Organs, muscles, and nervous system organize. –External genitals are well-formed. |
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Second trimester: |
–Mother can feel movements. –Neurons form synapses at a rapid pace. –Sensitivity to sound and light emerges. |
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Thirdtrimester |
–Fetus reaches age of viability(between22 and 26 weeks).–Rapid gain in neural connectivityand organization continue.–Responsiveness to externalstimulation increases.Extensivebody growth occurs |
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
a congenital syndrome caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy, characterized by retardation of mental development and of physical growth, particularly of the skull and face of the infan |
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dilation and effacement of the cervix: contractions of the uterus cause dilation: lasts about 12 hours |
dilation and effacement of the cervix: contractions of the uterus cause dilation: lasts about 12 hours What happens in Stage 1 of Labor? |
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Pushing-with each contraction, the mother pushes, forcing the baby down the birth canal, and the head appears |
What happens in Stage 2 of Labor? |
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the placenta is delievered |
What happens in Stage 3 of Labor? |
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•Quitsmoking and taking drugs. •Put babiesto sleep on their backs. •Removesoftbedding. •Pacifieruse |
Reducing Incidence of SIDS |
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•Holdon shoulder and rock orwalk •Swaddle •Pacifier •Talkingor rhythmic sounds •Ride incarriage, car, swing •Massage •Combinemethods |
Ways to Soothe a Crying Baby |
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second trimester- 4 and a half to 5 months |
When are you first able to find out the sex of a baby? |
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•Financialhardship•Situationalbarriers•Personalbarriers•Manyare reluctant to disclose high-risk behaviors |
Reasons Women Delay Prenatal Care? |
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Low-SESethnic minoritywomen often reported depersonalizing prenatal care |
who usually is reported for depersonalizing prenatal care? |