Three stages of prenatal development?
What is Germinal Stage, Embryonic Stage, and Fetal Stage.
The three stages of the birthing process.
What is the dilation of the cervix, expulsion of the fetus and expulsion of the placenta.
What are the four major functions for newborns to be able to accomplish in order to survive?
What is Breathing on their own, Changing blood circulation, Controlling body temperature, and Ingesting food.
What term is describing infants born after 37 weeks' gestation but weighing less than 5 1/2 pounds?
What is Low Birthweight.
The seventh month marks the __________ point at which postnatal survival is likely?
What is age of viability.
True or False, If False explain why. Much of our present understanding of how labor begins comes from observations of sheep?
What is True.
A baby born at 30 weeks takes __ weeks to reach the same developmental level as a baby born at 38 weeks.
What is 8 weeks.
This word refers to the sum total of all the genes a person inherits.
Genotype
Mothers who are having their first child, will be in birth process for usually how many hours?
What is 10 to 16 hours.
The name of the doctor who delivers children
What is a obstetrician ?
Newborns on average range in length from ___ to ___ inches, but it depends more on the size of the mother's _____ rather than genetic inheritance.
What is 19 to 21 inches & uterus.
True or False. If False explain why. Parents of preterm infants take a more active role in interactions than parents of full-term infants do.
What is true
a multi-cellular embryo is called a
zygote
This is a procedure in which a needle is used to withdraw a small amount of amniotic fluid and cells from the sac surrounding the fetus and later tested.
Amniocentesis
Newborn's stress hormones are _____________ than those in adults.
higher?
What are the five vital signs after a baby is born?
What is Respiration, Reflex Responsiveness, Muscle Tone, Color, and Heart Rate.
What organ (s) develop at 24 weeks
Lungs
In some cultures how many days after a mother gives birth should she wait before leaving the house?
What is 40 days?
A child who has been _____ deprived during labor and delivery is likely to have blue- or gray-colored skin, may have arms and legs that droop beacuse of lack of muscle tone, and may not be breathing immediately after birth.
What is Oxygen.