Pregnancy & Development
This is one of the three roughly equal time periods of pregnancy, each lasting about three months
What is a trimester?
A missed menstrual period is one possible early sign of this condition.
What is pregnancy?
This type of physical specializes in pregnancy and childbirth.
What is an obstetrician?
This nutrient is especially important before pregnancy and early in pregnancy because it helps reduce the risk of neural tube defects.
What is folic acid?
This syndrome is associated with exposure to alcohol before birth.
What is fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)?
Put these prenatal development stages in order from earliest to latest: fetus, blastocyst, embryo
What is blastocyst, embryo, fetus?
This substance is detected by many pregnancy tests, providing stronger evidence than symptoms alone.
What is hCG?
Give two reasons prenatal care should begin early, even when a pregnant person feels well.
What is monitoring the health of the pregnant person and the developing baby, identifying concerns early, and receiving guidance about care.
Explain the relationship between iron and anemia, and name one food that can help meet iron needs.
Iron is needed to make hemoglobin in ted blood sells. Low iron can contribute to anemia. Beans, spinach, or lean meat.
This abbreviation refers to infections that can be transmitted through sexual contact
What are STIs?
This organ allows the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and wastes between maternal and fetal circulations.
What is the placenta?
Name two common physical changes or discomforts that may occur during pregnancy, other than a growing abdomen.
What are nausea, fatigue, breast tenderness or frequent urination?
This imaging test can help a care team observe the developing baby and assess aspects of prenatal development.
What is an ultrasound?
This STI requires a C-section birth.
What are genital herpes?
This fluid surrounds and cushions the developing baby.
What is amniotic fluid?
Describe two ways a partner can support a pregnant person as part of the prenatal care team.
What is attending prenatal appointments, helping with practical tasks, offering emotional support or supporting healthy choices?
Amniocentesis is a test that involves sampling _______?
What is amniotic fluid?
What is the difference between gestational diabetes from pregnancy-induced hypertension?
Gestational diabetes involves high blood glucose; pregnancy-induced hypertension involves high blood pressure.
This acronym manes sudden infant death syndrome.
Name the two structures that work together to support prenatal development: one enables exchange between maternal and fetal circulations and the other connects the fetus to it.
What are the placenta and umbilical cord?
Grief after pregnancy loss varies from person to person. Name two factors that may affect someone's response.
What are personal experiences or available support?
Compare an ultrasound and Chorionic villus Sampling (CVS) testing.
An ultrasound uses imaging to observe aspects of prenatal development and VS samples placental tissue.
Give one benefit of physical activity during pregnancy.
Physical activity may support fitness and well-being for mother and developing baby and keep weight gain at appropriate levels.
Name two factors that increase health risks to both mother and baby. medications and over-the-counter drugs (unless approved by her doctor), illegal drugs, alcohol, smoking, caffeine, and X-rays. A pregnant w
medications and over-the-counter drugs (unless approved by her doctor), illegal drugs, alcohol, smoking, caffeine, and X-rays.