Prenatal Development

Question 1

What are the 3 main periods of prenatal development

Answer 1

1.) the germinal period
2.) Embryonic period
3.) Fetal period

Question 2

What is the age of viability

Answer 2

When life outside of the womb is possible, . 22-24 weeks no likely to survive

Question 3

When does the age of viability begin

Answer 3

22 weeks

Question 4

Medications of childbirth

Answer 4

Epidura, is an injection in the spine that stops feeling in the lower half of the body. Oxytocin prepares the baby for delivery

Question 5

What is epidural

Answer 5

It’s a drug placed in the spine that stops feeling in the lower body

Question 6

What are the types of childbirth

Answer 6

Vaginal birth, cesarean section, birth via midwife

Question 7

What are midwives how do they come to play in a women pregnancy/ birth experience

Answer 7

Midwives are skilled at delivery babies as physicians but in most nations only medical doctors can perform surgery if any kind including gets birth

Question 8

What is the APGAR scale

Answer 8

A way of accessing the infants health. Stands for appearance, pulse, grimace, activity and respiration. Rating scale of five vital signs. Measured at one minute and again at five

Question 9

What is deemed as healthy or unhealthy numerically when talking about the APGAR Scale

Answer 9

Babies scoring below five is an emergency and normal is 7-9 almost never scoring at 10

Question 10

What happens during a newborns first minutes

Answer 10

Baby cries takes it’s first breath of air . Color turns from blue to pink , umbilical chord is cute, mucus from throat is removed and algae tests are done