Health Flashcards
Is an act wherein two people agree to take part in an activity
Dating
Is the stage wherein the couple takes the relationship more seriously
Courtship
Secretly running away to marry is called?
Elope
What is the doctor that specializes in pregnancy etc called?
Obstetrician, Gynecologist ( OB-gyne )
This condition may put the mother and the baby at risk. Several other complications may happen, such as pre-eclampsia, and placental abruption.
Hypertension or high blood pressure
Is a natural death of a fetus before it can develop and survive on its own.
Miscarriage
This condition is also known as GDM
Gestational diabetes mellitus
This condition is caused by bacterial infection in the urinary tract.
Urinary tract infection ( UTI )
This condition happens when the embryo does not develop in the uterus but in the fallopian tube or another location in the abdomen.
Ectopic pregnancy
Is the birth of a baby that does not show any signs of life after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Stillbirth
Is a preventive form of health care provided to a future mother and her baby.
Prenatal care or antenatal care
It is the first milk that a woman’s breasts produce during pregnancy and right after giving birth.
Colostrum
What does, APGAR stand for?
Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, And Respiration
Is a procedure done to test if the baby has a congenital metabolic disorder that can result in mental retardation or even death.
Newborn screening ( NBS )
The protocol that was implemented with the aim to reduce the under-five child mortality by two-thirds by the year 2015 and also known as “Unang yakap”
The Newborn Protocol