Chapter 5 Vocab Flashcards
Environmental Factors
Those factors caused by a persons surroundings
Premature
Term used to describe babies who are born too soon
Low Birthweight
Term used to describe babies who weigh less than 5 1/2 pounds
Rh Factor
Protein substance found in the red blood cells of about 85% of the population
Diabetes
Disorder caused by the body’s inability to use sugar properly
Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension (PIH)
Name for high blood pressure caused by pregnancy
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Infectious illnesses that are passed primarily through sexual intercourse
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDs)
Disease cause by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which attacks the body’s immune system
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Group of symptoms that appears in infants whose mothers drank during pregnancy
Congenital Problem
Physical or biochemical problem that is present at birth and may be cause by genetic or environmental factors
Pre-Term Birth
Delivery that occurs before 37 weeks of pregnancy
Miscarriage
Expulsion of the baby from the mother’s body before week 20 of pregnancy
Stillbirth
Loss of a fetus after 20 weeks of pregnancy
Ultrasound
Prenatal test in which sound waves bounce off the fetus to produce an image of the fetus inside the womb
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
Prenatal procedure for finding abnormalities in the unborn by testing a small sample of the chorion
