The amount of trimesters in a pregnancy
3
3 signs that a woman is near going into labor.
What are contractions, water breaking, and feeling sick/nauseated?
Can newborns see color?
No
This reflex causes a baby to turn its head when its cheek is touched.
What is the rooting reflex?
What age does the average toddler begin walking?
What is about 12 months?
These are common signs of pregnancy
What is nausea, mood swings, fatigue, missed period
The lower part of the uterus which dilates in the first stage of labor.
What is Cervix?
What is the Apgar Test?
This is a baby's way of communicating displeasure, discomfort or frustration.
What is crying?
On average how many steps do toddlers take in a minute?
170
The term used to describe the baby dropping into the lower pelvis during the last few weeks of pregnancy.
What is Lightening
What is the name of the surgical procedure to remove a baby from the uterus?
A C-section
When the doctor lets the baby lay with the parents.
What is skin-to-skin contact?
This is a baby's first sense to develop after birth.
What is hearing?
What type of skill is getting dressed and brushing teeth an example of?
What is fine motor skill?
A medical problem in pregnant mother characterized by high blood pressure and presence of protein in the mother's urine?
What is Preeclampsia?
The afterbirth delivered after the baby.
What is the Placenta?
On average how many hours does a newborn sleep per day?
16-17 hours
This is a baby's ability to learn new skills and ideas from other people.
What is social learning?
At what age can a toddler begin to understand 3 and 4 word sentences?
What is 18-24 months?
A form of diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy?
What is Gestational Diabetes?
This includes the Lamaze technique and the Bradley method.
What are breathing techniques used during birth?
The fontanelle
What is the soft spot on a baby's head?
The term for when a baby's nervous system becomes less sensitive to a stimulus.
What is habituation?
What is the movement where a baby first supports themselves with their arms and legs while on their stomach?
What is crawling?