definitions
Define epidural.
An epidural anesthetic, used especially in childbirth to produce loss of sensation below the waist.
How long is a typical pregnancy?
40 weeks.
Sperm lives up too
Six days
a vitamin of the B complex found especially in leafy green vegetables, liver, and kidney.
What is Folic Acid.
When a baby dies in the womb after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Still Birth
Define stillbirth
When a baby dies in the womb after only 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Which trimester is characterized by leg cramps, congestion, and pressure in the lower abdomen?
The second trimester.
Most infant test scores
do not tap the same dimensions of intelligence measured at older ages
The umbilical cord carries nutrients and oxygen from your placenta into your baby's body, and then carries waste material out.
Umbilical Cord
A space between the bones of the skull in an infant or fetus, where ossification is not complete and the sutures not fully formed.
Fontanelle
Define ultrasound.
An imaging test that uses sound waves to create a picture (also known as a sonogram) of organs, tissues, and other structures inside the body.
Which trimester is characterized by extreme fatigue, morning sickness, and mood swings?
The first trimester.
What can a baby do at one year?
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The tightening and shortening of a muscle.
Contraction
A congenital syndrome caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy, characterized by retardation of mental development and of physical growth, particularly of the skull and face of the infant.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Define zygote.
A diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized ovum.
About how long does the first trimester last?
1 to 3 months.
What can a baby do at 3 months?
Watch faces closely, recognize familiar objects and people at a distance, start using hands and eyes in coordination, begin to babble and imitate some sounds, smile at the sound of parents' voices, and enjoy playing with other people. (must have gotten 2 correct)
an epidural anesthetic, used especially in childbirth to produce loss of sensation below the waist.
Epidural
Gestational Diabetes
Define Fontanelle.
The space between the bones of the skull in an infant or fetus, where ossification is not complete and the sutures are not fully formed. The main one is between the frontal and parietal.
Which trimester is characterized by heartburn, stretch marks, vivid dreams, and Braxton Hicks contractions?
The third trimester.
What are the five stages of child development?
Newborn, infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age.
an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization.
Embryo
A condition in which you lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body's tissues.
Anemia