Prenatal Period
This is the name given to the first period of the developing baby.
What is zygote?
About 3 out of 100 babies born in the United States suffers from this __________ ____________, which is a serious problem with their development.
What is a Birth Defect?
Condition caused by lack of iron in the diet.
What is Anemia?
The baby is delivered during this stage of labor.
What is stage two?
Nausea, fatigue, swollen breast, missed period
What are signs of pregnancy?
This is the name given to the developing baby from the 9th week of pregnancy to birth.
What is fetus?
The inability to become pregnant.
What is Infertility?
A doctor who specializes in the care of pregnant women.
What is an obstetrician?
This happens during the last stage of labor.
What is - the placenta is delivered?
In this trimester all organs are developed.
What is the first trimester?
A serious condition that may affect the baby if the mother drinks alcohol.
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrom?
These make it easy for the baby's skull to pass through the birth canal.
What are fontanels?
The reccommended weight gain during pregnancy
What is 25-35 lbs
A prenatal test that checks the fluid surrounding the baby.
What is amniocentesis?
The tiny units that make up chromosomes and determine inherited characteristics.
What are genes?
Doing this can cause a baby with low birth weight.
What is smoking?
What is 39 weeks?
Baby can suck its thumb, swallow, hiccup and move around
What is second trimester?
Death of the developing baby After twenty weeks.
What is a stillborn?
This is a problem with the baby's nervous system that can be prevented by the pregnant woman taking folic acid.
What is Spina Bifida?
A doctor who specializes in the care of children.
What is a pediatrician?
Premature babies are born before
What is 37 weeks?