Chapter 3- Birth and the Newborn Child Flashcards
Episiotomy
a cut to make the vagina opening bigger
forceps
a vacuum that pulls the baby’s head through the vagina
breech presentation
when the baby is turned the wrong way during delivery
obstetrics
the study of caring for pregnant women
natural childbirth
birth without medical technology and interventions because they are believed to be unhelpful or harmful
electronic fetal monitoring
technology that tracks the fetus’s heartbeat either externally through the mom’s abdomen or internally by placing a sensor on the fetus’s head
birth talk
encouragement during the process
neonate
newborn; about 20 inches long and 7.5 lbs
fontanels
soft spots on the newborn’s head; one on top and one at back
neonatal jaundice
yellowish skin and eyeballs because of the weakness of the neonate’s liver
anoxia
deprivation of oxygen that causes a quick and large death of brain cells
low birth weight
less than 5.8 lbs
preterm
when a baby is born 3+ weeks early
small for date
when a neonate weighs less than 90% of average newborns born at the same time
very low birth weight
weigh less than 3.5 lbs
extremely low birth weight
weighing less than 2.3 lbs
kangaroo care
when parents are encouraged to give premies skin to skin contact for 2 - 3 hours a day during their 1st weeks of birth
rem sleep
when eyes move back and forth quickly under eyelids; also irregular heart rate and breathing during this time
reflexes
automatic responses to certain kinds of stimulation
rooting reflex
when newborns turn their heads and open their mouths when touched on their cheks or the sides of their mouths; for feeding
moro reflex
when newborns arch their backs and brings their arms together quickly in response to loud noises or feeling like ike their falling backward
sound localization
being able to tell where a sound comes from
visual acuity
visual clarity
binocular vision
combining info from both eyes to perceive depth and motion
