Chapter 4 Birth And Physical Development Flashcards
Birthing accomadations
iMidwifery
No drugs or monitoring or medical care
iBirthing Rooms
Stimulates your own room
iRooming in
Baby stays in room with mother
iBirthing Centers
They don’t keep you
Stages of the birth process
iBirth
iLightening
When uterus moves down / forward for birth
iLabor
Long time, intervals contractions shorten to 45 sec
iDelivery
When infant head passes through the birth canal, cervix, not out
iCrowning
Baby head out
iNeonate
Baby out but still attached to umbilical
iAfterbirth
20 mins later placenta and umbilical cord
Leboyer
traumatic birth
vernix
Waxy coating on baby
lanugo
Hair
milia
Baby acne
White heads
iElectronic Fetal Monitoring-
Continuous monitoring
The Apgar Test-
1 min and 5 mon, want score 7-10
See slide image
Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale-
hrs to 1 week after birth, 27 tests
Parent infant bonding
iProcess of interaction and mutual attention that occurs over time and builds an emotional bond.
iParentese or motherese speech-
Raise pitch
Complications of Pregnancy and Birth
Complications of Pregnancy and Birth
1 in 7 in the US
iAnoxia, NICU
iCaesarian section delivery (25%)
iPlacenta previa
Placenta covers the cervix
iPreeclampsia
Blood pressure is high
iBreech
Feet first
or transverse presentation
Sideways
•At risk infants
•At risk infants •Preterm infants •Postmature infants Placenta only ment to last 40 weeks so baby not healthy, placenta could calcify •Drug exposure •Born with HIV •Born with FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) •Prenatal exposure to chemical toxicants
Kangaroo care
- Skin to skin contact
- Provides comfort to babies
- Use energy to initiate breastfeeding
Couvade syndrome
Couvade syndrome •Expectant fathers express sympathy •Uncomfortable physical symptoms •Dietary changes •Weight gain