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PREGNANCY
THE NEWBORN
GETTING READY FOR BABY
HOSPITAL FACTS
100
A health concern a pregnant woman should contact her doctor immediately for? (Must name at least one)
What is: Vaginal Bleeding Pre-Labor Contractions Swelling of feet, hands, or face
100
A special bed for a newborn, particularly premature newborns, that helps to regulate the body temperature and provide oxygen if needed.
What are Incubators?
100
TWO characteristics of a safe crib.
What is Firm Mattress Mattress fits tight No lead paint Slats no more than 2 3/8 inches apart?
100
The doctor who specializes in pregnancy and childbirth.
What is Obstetrician?
200
A mineral that helps in the production of red blood cells and healthy blood supply.
What is Iron?
200
The best source of nutrition for an infant.
What is Breast Milk?
200

This must-have item helps keep your baby safe while traveling and is required before leaving the hospital.

What is a car seat?

200
Device used during labor to monitor the baby's heart rate.
What is Fetal Monitor?
300
The term used to describe the baby dropping into the lower pelvis during the last few weeks of pregnancy.
What is Lightening?
300
The white coating that protects the fetus from exposure to the amniotic fluid
What is Vernix?
300
Timeframe in which mother should start to breastfeed a baby after birth.
What is immediately, or right away?
300

An intensive care unit for newborns with special medical needs. (The acronym is also ok)

What is Neonatal Intensive Care Unit? (NICU)

400
A medical problem in pregnant mother characterized by high blood pressure and presence of protein in the mother's urine?
What is Preeclampsia?
400
Occurs when the liver cannot remove bilirubin from the blood.
What is Jaundice?
400
Time in which a father takes off from a job in order to be home with a new baby.
What is Paternity Leave?
400
TWO forms of anesthesia for women in labor.
What epidurals and local anesthetics (paracervical block, saddle block, or pudential block)?
500
A form of diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy?
What is Gestational Diabetes?
500
A scale used at birth to visually assess the newborn's level of muscle tone, response to stimulation, skin color, breathing, and heart rate.
What is the APGAR scale?
500
Amount of calories a pregnant mother and/or breastfeeding mother should consume over the regular amount.
What is 200-300.
500

Premature babies must be able to do these things before leaving the hospital. Name at least one. 100 bonus points if you can name two, 200 if you can name all three.

What is drink (eat) on their own, maintain their own body temperature, and breathe on their own?