Ch 3 Birth + Baby Flashcards
Term
9 month period from conception to childbirth
Braxton-hicks
First-usually painless - contractions of childbirth
Cervix
Narrow lower end of uterus - baby passes through to reach vagina
Prostaglandins
Hormones that stimulate uterine contractions
Oxytocin
Hormone that stimulates labor contractions
Efface
To become thin
Dilate
To widen
Episiotomy
Surgical incision between the birth canal and anus that widens the vaginal opening
Transition
Movement of the head of the fetus into the vagina
Midwife
An individual who helps women in childbirth
Anesthetics
Agents that lessen pain
General anesthesia
Elimination of pain by putting a person to sleep
Local anesthetic
Reduction of pain in an area of the body
Neonate
Natural childbirth
Childbirth w/out anesthesia
Lamaze method
Cesarean section
Anoxia
Absence of oxygen
Hypoxia
Less oxygen than required
Breech (bottom-first) presentation
Buttocks first childbirth
Preterm
Born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
Small for gestational age
Lanugo
Fine, downy hair on premature babies
Vernix
Oily white substance on the skin of premature babies
Respiratory distress syndrome
Weak and irregular breathing, typical of preterm babies
Incubator
Postpartum period
Period immediately following childbirth
Major depression w/ perinatal onset
Bonding
Apgar scale
Brazelton neonatal behavioral assessment scale
Reflexes
Rooting reflex
Moro reflex
Grasping reflex
Stepping reflex
Babinski reflex
Tonic-neck reflex
Visual accommodation
Convergence
Amplitude
Pitch
REM sleep
Non-rem sleep
Pacifier
SIDS
Medulla
