I'm Pregnant!
Healthy Mommy
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100
As soon as a woman thinks she might be pregnant.
When should prenatal care begin?
100
Ideal weight gain for a pregnant woman.
What is 25 - 35 pounds?
100
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?
100
The process that moves the baby out of the mother's body.
What is labor?
100
A test for abnormalities where a needle is inserted through the abdominal wall to test a sample of the amniotic fluid.
What is amniocentesis?
200
Sports that should be avoided by a pregnant woman
What are contact sports?
200
Only affects baby if prolonged and severe.
What is stress?
200
The first stage of labor during which the cervix opens.
What is dilation?
200
Delivery method in which the mother's abdomen and uterus are surgically opened to remove the baby.
What is Caesarean Section?
200
An incision made in the vagina to prevent tearing as the baby is born.
What is an episiotomy?
300
Three presumptive signs of pregnancy.
What is nausea, swelling of the breasts, missed period, frequent urination, tiredness?
300
This nutrient is important for a pregnant woman because it helps to prevent birth defects of baby's brain & spine.
What is folic acid?
300
A baby that is born too soon.
What is premature?
300
Doctors who specialize in pregnancy and birth.
What is obstetricians?
300
Mild postpartum mood disorder
What are the baby blues?
400
Diabetes during pregnancy.
What is gestational diabetes?
400
Mom's in this age range have a greater chance of having babies with congenital problems.
What is 35 years of age and older?
400
The method of child birth that focuses on the comfort of the baby.
What is Leboyer?
400
A curved instrument that is used to help the doctor ease a baby down the birth canal.
What is forceps?
400
A moderately serious form of mood disorder after giving birth.
What is postpartum depression?
500
A blood incompatibility problem that affects some pregnancies if the father is positive and the mother is negative.
What is Rh factor?
500
Two reasons teens are high-risk mothers-to-be.
What is still growing themselves and their bodies cannot always meet the needs of the baby?
500
A common, abnormal birth position in which a baby enters the birth canal buttocks-first.
What is the breech position?
500
Technique that uses suction to help the doctor move the baby down the birth canal.
What is vacuum extraction?
500
5 health hazards to avoid during pregnancy because of their affect on the unborn baby.
What are mumps, measles, rubella, illegal drugs, nicotine, OTC drugs, radiation, chicken pox, STDs, alcohol or environmental pollution.
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