7.1- Dec. about Child Birth
Process that moves the baby out of the birth giver’s body.
What is Labor
Common abnormal birth position in which a baby enters the birth canal feet-, legs-, or buttocks-first.
What is Breech Birth Position
Doctor who cares for infants, children, and teens until adulthood when physical growth is complete.
What is a Pediatrician
Less frequent than "baby blues," but a serious form of depression that may occur after giving birth.
Postpartum Depression (PPD)
Fully dilated
10 centimeters
Leave from work taken by parents-to-be who cannot work for part or all of the pregnancy due to health reasons.
What is Pregnancy Leave
First stage of labor during which the cervix opens.
What is Dilation
Liver condition that can make the skin, tissues, and body fluids look yellow.
What is Jaundice
Mild postpartum mood disorder that goes away on its own.
What is Baby Blues
You deliver it after you deliver your baby
What is Placenta
Law that protects the rights of pregnant women who work.
What is Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
Tightening or shortening of a muscle.
What is Contractions
Test that measures the newborn’s chance of survival by checking the baby’s pulse, breathing, muscle tone, responsiveness, and skin color.
What is Apgar Test
Rare and extremely severe mental illness that may result after giving birth.
What is Postpartum Psychosis (PPP)
The time yu stay in the hospital after giving birth
What is 24-60 hours
Time a man takes off from work (usually without pay) for a set period after a child’s birth or adoption.
What is Paternity Leave
Change in the baby’s position in which the uterus settles downward and forward, and the baby descends lower into the pelvis.
What is Lightening
Part of a hospital where premature, low-birthweight, or other high-risk babies can receive immediate, specialized, round-the-clock care and treatment; also called intensive care nursery.
What is Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Mood disorders in men that may occur after the birth of a child.
Paternal Postpartum Depression (PPPD)
The estimated amount of days that you should be pregnant
What is 266 days
Delivery method in which the pregnant woman is trained to use breathing patterns to keep her mind off the pain.
What is Lamaze Class
Technique that uses suction to help the doctor move the baby down the birth canal as the birthing person pushes.
What is Vacuum Extraction
Test doctors use to determine whether a baby has problems interacting with the environment, handling motor processes, controlling his or her physical state, or responding to stress.
Brazelton Scale
The care the birthing person receives during the 6-8 weeks following birth of the baby
What is Postpartum Care
Vaginal bleeding caused by the shedding of the uterine lining
What is Lochia