Medical Care
A physician who specializes in pregnancy and childbirth.
Obstetrician or OBGYN
This trimester begins at conception.
First
Mercury exposure can occur from foods such as _______.
fish
________ STIs are caused by virus which cannot be cured and they cannot be treated with antibiotics.
Viral
After ____ weeks, the baby is full term.
37
A woman's _____-______ _______, healthy body weight, and physical fitness before pregnancy provide the environment for optimal development of the baby.
well-balanced diet
Fetus typically moves into the head-down position, but is sometimes determined to be breech.
Third Trimester
Why should a pregnant person avoid deli meats and cookie dough?
Food Born Illnesses
At what age is a pregnant woman considered an "older mother" or having a "geriatric" pregnancy?
35
__ ______ refers to the type of protein in red bloods cells that does not match between mother's and baby's blood type and may lease to miscarriage.
Rh Factor
What key supplement (found in Prenatal Vitamins) helps support healthy brain and spinal cord development.
Folic Acid
The fetus' skin is no longer wrinkled or translucent.
Third Trimester
True or False. The quality of the sperm may have an impact on the results of the pregnancy.
True
The final stage of the first trimester is called the _____ period. This period lasts until the third trimester.
Fetal
What falls out of the cervix before a woman's "water breaks"?
Mucus Plug
Health care exams are usually scheduled every ______ until the last few months when visits are increased to every two _______.
1. month 2. weeks
In which trimester(s) is the developing baby called a fetus?
All three trimesters.
Explain why the dentist should ask a female patient if she might be pregnant.
The dentist is trying to reduce radiation exposure.
Sometimes unborn babies are exposed to harmful substances. ___________ factors include such things as chemicals, illness, infections and medications.
Environmental
______ occurs when a baby does not "turn" and therefore this baby is often delivered via c-section.
Breech
Stress during pregnancy can be associated with early births and _____ _________ for newborns.
low birthweight
The baby's gender can be identified by blood test.
First Trimester (8 weeks appointment)
________ is a drug found in cigarettes. Mothers who smoke are more likely to have low birthweight babies who are at higher risk of death.
Nicotine
We all were once made of three layers. Name at least two of the three layers.
Ectoderm, Mesoderm, Endoderm
________-________ are contractions the third trimester and are the body's way of practicing for real labor.
Braxton-Hicks