Pregnancy, Childbirth

Question 1

Only a few hundred sperm that enter the vagina reach the egg, and only one can fertilize it. Within seconds of fertilization, the surface of the egg changes so that no more sperm can enter the egg

Answer 1

Fertilization

Question 2

The United egg and sperm is called a zygote . Within 36 hours, while the zygote is traveling through the Fallopian tube begins to divide

Answer 2

The zygote

Question 3

The original cell divided to make 2 cells. From this stage until about 9 weeks, the growing structure is called an embryo. The two-called embryo divides into 4 cells and so on.

Answer 3

Cell division

Question 4

About 5 days after fertilization, the embryo reaches the uterus, where it floats free for a few days. By this time’ it is made up of about 59 to 100 cells. The structure is no longer a solid mass of cells, but sheer of cells surrounding a hollow center

Answer 4

The Blastocyst

Question 5

Once the blastocyst forms, it begins to attach itself to wall of the uterus

Answer 5

Implantation

Question 6

Fluid-filled bag of this tissue that develops around the embryo. The embryo floats in amniotic fluid

Answer 6

Amniotic soc

Question 7

Attachment holding the embryo to the wall of the uterus. Oxygen and nutrients are passed from the mothers blood to the embryo through the placenta

Answer 7

Placenta

Question 8

“Embryos lifeline” after 25 days of fertilization*carries nutrients and oxygen through the blood vessels

Answer 8

Umbilical cord

Question 9

How many more calories does the women have to consume

Answer 9

300 more calories

Question 10

Why avoid alcohol, other drugs

Answer 10

Can bring harm or damage to the baby, decreas ether chance to life, or life problems

Question 11

6 important nutrients

Answer 11

Folic acid
Protein
Calcium
Iron
Vitamin A
Vitamin B complex

Question 12

Folic acid

Answer 12

Formation of neural tube, brain, and spinal cord development

Question 13

Protein

Answer 13

Muscle formation and growth

Question 14

Calcium

Answer 14

Bone and tooth formation, nerve and muscle development

Question 15

Iron

Answer 15

Oxygen delivery by blood cells

Question 16

Vitamin A

Answer 16

Call and bone growth, eye development

Question 17

Vitamin B

Answer 17

Nervous system development

Question 18

The blastocyst implants in the Fallopian tube or elsewhere in the abdomen instead of the uterus

Answer 18

Ectopic pregnancy

Question 19

Death of an embryo or fetus within the 20 weeks of pregnancy

Answer 19

Miscarriage

Question 20

(Toxemia) high blood pressure swelling of the wrists and ankles, and high level of protein in the urine

Answer 20

Preeclampsia

Question 21

Work preformed by mothers body to push the fetus out(2-24hrs)

Answer 21

Labor

Question 22

Contractions of the uterus continue and the baby is pushed out(30min-24hrs)

Answer 22

Delivery of the baby

Question 23

Contractions of the uterus push out the placenta, also called the afterbirth(15-30min)

Answer 23

Delivery of afterbirth

Question 24

A cesarean section (c-section) in which the doctor makes an incision in the lower abdomen into the uterus. Then the doctor removes the baby and placenta

Answer 24

Surgical delivery

Question 25

Delivery of a baby before the 37th week of pregnancy, before fully developed

Answer 25

Premature birth

Question 26

A baby that weighs less than 5.5 pounds. Baby is not fully developed

Answer 26

Low birthweight

Question 27

Emotions during the Postpartum period

Answer 27

Hormonal change and fatigue

Question 28

18 months

Answer 28

Nurse, cry, direct gaze upon you, not smile until 1 month, organs and systems not fully developed, and bones are still flexible

Question 29

18months-3years

Answer 29

Talking, loose ‘baby like’ appearances, appetite decreases as growth slows, and coordination

Question 30

3-6years

Answer 30

Loose traces of babyhood, independent and active, muscle grow, high energy, curiosity, play/make friends, developing the sense of right and wrong