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Ch 3 Birth + Baby Flashcards

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Term

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9 month period from conception to childbirth

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Braxton-hicks

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First-usually painless - contractions of childbirth

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Cervix

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Narrow lower end of uterus - baby passes through to reach vagina

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Prostaglandins

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Hormones that stimulate uterine contractions

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Oxytocin

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Hormone that stimulates labor contractions

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Efface

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To become thin

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Dilate

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To widen

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Episiotomy

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Surgical incision between the birth canal and anus that widens the vaginal opening

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Transition

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Movement of the head of the fetus into the vagina

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Midwife

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An individual who helps women in childbirth

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Anesthetics

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Agents that lessen pain

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General anesthesia

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Elimination of pain by putting a person to sleep

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Local anesthetic

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Reduction of pain in an area of the body

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Neonate

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15
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Natural childbirth

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Childbirth w/out anesthesia

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Lamaze method

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Cesarean section

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Anoxia

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Absence of oxygen

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Hypoxia

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Less oxygen than required

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Breech (bottom-first) presentation

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Buttocks first childbirth

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Preterm

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Born prior to 37 weeks of gestation

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Small for gestational age

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Lanugo

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Fine, downy hair on premature babies

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Vernix

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Oily white substance on the skin of premature babies

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Respiratory distress syndrome

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Weak and irregular breathing, typical of preterm babies

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Incubator

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Postpartum period

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Period immediately following childbirth

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Major depression w/ perinatal onset

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Bonding

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30
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Apgar scale

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31
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Brazelton neonatal behavioral assessment scale

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Reflexes

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Rooting reflex

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Moro reflex

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Grasping reflex

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Stepping reflex

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37
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Babinski reflex

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Tonic-neck reflex

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Visual accommodation

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Convergence

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Amplitude

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Pitch

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REM sleep

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Non-rem sleep

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Pacifier

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SIDS

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47
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Medulla

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