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13 Cards in this Set
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Fertilisation |
Occurs when the sperm penetrates the ovum and genetic materials fuse together to make a single cell. |
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Zygote |
A full cell resulting from the fusion of a sperm and an ovum. |
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Placenta |
An organ that allows the transfer of nutrients, gases and wastes between mother and foetus. |
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IVF |
Most common technique used to assist with fertilisation. Extracts ova from woman's body, often in a petri dish, if a zygote is created it is then implanted in the woman's uterus using a long, hollow needle. |
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Germinal Stage |
Starts at fertilisation ends at implantation (0-2 weeks). Characterised by cell division. |
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Embryonic Stage
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Starts at implantation and ends at the 8th week. (3-8 weeks) . Characterised by cell differentiation, when cells begin to take on different roles such as heart, skin and bone cells. |
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Foetal Stage |
Begins at the 9th week and ends at birth (9-38/40 weeks). Characterised by development and functioning of organs |
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Foetal Mortality |
Relates to the death of babies over 20 weeks gestation weighing atleast 400 grams |
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Prenatal Morbidity |
Conditions that occur in an unborn baby includes NTD and down syndrome. |
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Down Syndrome |
A condition caused by chromosomal abnormality. When there are 3 chromosomes in the 21st pair.
Symptoms include- Slight upwards slant of eyes, face is round and flat and slowed intellectual ability. |
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Maternal Mortality |
Relates to deaths among pregnant women where the death is caused by the pregnancy itself. |
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Maternal Morbidity |
Relates to conditions that a pregnant women can experience related to the pregnancy itself. |
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Gestational Diabetes |
Diabetes which can occur during pregnancy in women who have not previously had diabetes. Character |
