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From Fetus to Neonate
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The exact moment of birth occurs when the fetus emerges fully from its mother’s body
In most cases, babies automatically use lungs to breathe air. |
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Apgar scale:
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A standard measurement system that looks for a variety of indications of good health in newborns
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Stillbirth:
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The delivery of a child who is not alive, occurring in fewer than 1 delivery in 100
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Infant mortality:
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Death within the first year of life
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Postpartum Depression
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period of deep depression following the birth of a child
affects 10 percent of all new mothers may be triggered by pronounced swings in hormone production that occur after birth |
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Reflexes:
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Unlearned, organized involuntary responses that occur automatically in the presence of certain stimuli
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Classical conditioning:
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A type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to a neutral stimulus that normally does not bring about that type of response
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Operant conditioning:
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A form of learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or weakened, depending on its association with positive or negative consequences
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Habituation:
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The decrease in the response to a stimulus that occurs after repeated presentations of the same stimulus
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States of arousal:
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Different degrees of sleep and wakefulness through which newborns cycle, ranging from deep sleep to great agitation
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