Prenatal Development & Birth ch.4 Flashcards
How many stages there are in the birth process?
First stage is the longest one. (an average of 12 to 24)
Second stage when baby’s head starts to move through the birth canal.
Afterbirth is the third stage. (placenta, umbilical cord, other membranes get detached and expelled)
Baby can develop anoxia
If the delivery takes too long
Anoxia
Condition when the fetus or newborn has an insufficient supply of oxygen
Vernix caseosa
A protective skin grease. Protects baby’s skin against heat loss before and during birth
Midwife
Nurse who has been specially trained in delivering babies and recognizing post-partum responses
Doula
A woman who is trained to assist another woman during childbirth and who may provide support to the family after the baby
Methods of delivery
Medicated, natural and prepared, and caesarean
Three conditions that pose threats to many newborns
Low birth weight
Being preterm
Being small for date
Kangaroo care
A way of holding a preterm infant so that there is skin to-skin contact.
Apgar scale
Method to assess the health of newborns at one and five minutes after birth
Brazelton Neonatal Behavioural Assessment (NBAS)
A test given 24 to 36 hours after birth to assess newborns neurological development, reflexes, and reactions to people and objects
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioural Scale (NNNS)
Provides a more comprehensive analysis of the newborn’s behaviour, neurological and stress responses, and regulatory capacities
Postpartum period
Period after childbirth when the mother adjusts, both physically and psychologically, to the process of childbirth. It lasts for about 6 weeks
Involution
The process by which the uterus returns to it pre-pregnant size 5 or 6 weeks after birth
Postpartum depression
It is a major depressive episode that typically occurs about 4 weeks after delivery. Strong feelings of sadness, anxiety, or despair take place.
