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Pre-Natal Development Flashcards

1
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What happens in the first month of pregnancy?

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Brain and spinal cord development

Heart begins to beat

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What happens in the 2nd month of pregnancy?

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Bones begin to form

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What happens during the 3rd month of pregnancy?

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Fingers and toes are almost complete

All organs are present

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What happens during the 6th month?

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Breathing movements begin

Earliest a baby might be able to live if born, but will need lots of medical support

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What happens during the 7-9 months of pregnancy?

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Refinement of all types of development in preparation for a baby to live outside of mom
Nervous system & lungs are basically last to develop.

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Physical changes for the mother during 1st month of pregnancy?

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Missed period with very few other signs of pregnancy

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Physical changes for the mother during the 2-3 month?

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Fatigue possible, “morning” sickness, swelling breasts,slight weight gain
Entire uterus about the size of an orange.

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Physical changes for the mother during the 4-6 month?

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Most “comfortable” time of pregnancy, morning sickness is typically gone, fatigue lessens, abdomen grows, begins to ‘look’ pregnant, increased appetite, begin feeling baby’s movements near the end of this time

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Physical changes for the mother during the 7-9 month?

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Increasing size of abdomen affects posture, may have times of shortness of breath and various muscle aches, baby’s movements can keep mom awake, ‘lightening”( baby moves lower into pelvic area), false labor may occur as body prepares for true labor

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Ovum def

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Female egg

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Sperm

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Male “egg”

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Uterus

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Female organ where baby grows

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Conception

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The moment when an egg is fertilized by a sperm

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Genome def

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The complete genetic blueprint for a person

  • unique for every individual except for identical twins
  • each baby is a combination of both the mothers and fathers genome
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Zygote def

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Fertilized egg

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Embryo def

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The baby once it has implanted in the uterus- called an embryo for 6 weeks

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Placenta def

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Organ that connects the baby to the uterus

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18
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Umbilical cord def

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Carries nourishment and oxygen from mom to the placenta and baby-also carries waste from baby to mom

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19
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Amniotic fluid

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Liquid that surrounds and cushions baby

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20
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Fetus def

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Baby, from about 8 after conception until birth

21
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Multiple births def

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When mom gives birth to more baby from a single pregnancy

22
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Fraternal def

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Twins or multiples-several eggs released by mom and fertilized by different sperm

23
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Identical def

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Twins formed from 1 fertilized egg, that fully separated early in the pregnancy

24
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Conjoined twins def

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Twins formed from 1 fertilized egg, that partially separates early in the pregnancy

25
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Infertility def

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The inability to conceive or sustain a pregnancy

26
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Miscarriage def

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When baby dies before the 20th week of pregnancy

Medically called a spontaneous abortion

27
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Stillbirth def

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When the baby dies after the 20th week, but before birth

28
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Premature birth def

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When a baby is born before Development is complete

29
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NICU def

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Neonatal intensive care unit - an ICU for babies

30
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What percent of baby’s are born with birth defects

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3%

31
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What are the 2 general types of birth defects

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Abnormality of body structure(physical)

Body system functions improperly(blindness, etc)

32
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Environmental def (birth defect)

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Nutrition, disease, substance abuse, medication, or exposure to harmful things

33
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Hereditary def

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Passed from one or both parents

34
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Errors in genetics def

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Chromosome errors, not hereditary

35
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Alpha-fetoprotein(AFP) def

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Blood test, no risk to mom or baby

36
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Ultrasound def

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Sonogram Bounces sound waves off of soft tissue p, no proven risk but don’t overdue it

37
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Amniocentesis def

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Drawing a sample of amniotic fluid

38
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Chorionic villi sampling def

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Takes sample of sac surrounding baby

39
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X-Rays good?

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Try to avoid if at all possible can cause birth defects

40
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Dangers to avoid during pregnancy

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Infections
Diseases
Rubella 
Chicken pox
STD
AID
Toxoplasmosis
41
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Obstetrician def

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Doctor specializing in pregnancy and childbirth

42
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Glucose test

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Rules out gestational diabetes

43
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PreClampsia

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High blood pressure and protein in moms urine

44
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Rh factor test

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Protein in blood is either Rh positive or Rh negative

45
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Maternity leave

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More than 21 employees-6’weeks unpaid

More than 50-12 weeks of unpaid leave

46
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Cord blood def

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Blood in umbilical cord

Contains stem cells

47
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Apgar scale def

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Rating the condition of a newborn @ birth & after 5 min

48
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Apgar scale what do they check for

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Heart rate
Breathing
Muscle tone
Response to stimuli
Clear skin color
49
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Jaudince def

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The liver has trouble processing the by product of red blood cells and skin and eyes look yellow

Phototherapy helps(under spotlight)

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