Child Development Chapter 6 Flashcards
Abstinence
Refusal to engage in a sexual relationship
Artificial Insemination
Assisted reproductive technology procedure that involves introducing sperm into the vagina or uterus by a medical procedure rather than by intercourse
Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Methods infertile couples can use to help them conceive
Fertility Counseling
Medical evaluation that seeks to determine the reasons for fertility problems and explore available treatment options
Fraternal Births
Children from multiple pregnancies who develop from two or more fertilized ova and differ in genetic makeup also called dizygotic births
Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer
Assisted reproductive technology procedures in which a mixture of sperm and eggs is placed in a woman’s fallopian tubes, where fertilization can occur
General Educational Development Test
Opportunity for people who do not graduate from high school to earn a state-issued certificate of high school equivalency
Identical Births
Children from multiple pregnancies who develop from one fertilized ovum and have the same genetic makeup also called monozygotic births
infertile
Refer to a person who is unable to conceive after a year of trying
In Vitro Fertilization
Assisted reproductive technology procedure in which some of the mother’s eggs are surgically removed, fertilized with sperm in a lab dish, and then implanted in the mother’s uterus
Low-Birthweight
Weight under 5.5 pounds at birth for a single birth and under 3.3 pounds per baby in multiple births
Miscarriage
Expulsion of a baby from the mother’s baby before week 20 of pregnancy
Mixed-Type Births
Children from higher multiple pregnancies 3 or more some of whom are identical and or more fraternal
Mortality Rate
Rate or death
Multiple Pregnancy
Pregnancy in which two or more babies develop
