TOPIC 3 - Reproductive Challenges and Choices Flashcards
is often conducted seven weeks into a pregnancy and at various times later in pregnancy.
ultrasound test
is a prenatal medical procedure in which high-frequency sound waves are directed into the pregnant woman’s abdomen
Ultrasound sonography
This technique can detect many abnormalities in the fetus, including microcephaly, in which an abnormally small brain can produce intellectual disability; it can also determine the number of fetuses (that is, detect whether a woman is carrying twins or triplets) and give clues to the baby’s sex (Calvo- Garcia, 2016; Larsson & others, 2018)
Ultrasound sonography
uses a powerful magnet and radio images to generate detailed images of the body’s organs and structures.
MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
can provide more detailed images than ultrasound. In many instances, ultrasound will indicate a possible abnormality and then will be used to obtain a clearer, more detailed image
Fetal MRI
certain abnormalities of the central nervous system, chest, gastrointestinal tract, genital/urinary organs, and placenta
Fetal MRI
At some point between the 10th and 12th weeks of pregnancy, it may be used to detect genetic defects and chromosomal abnormalities
Chorionic Villus Sampling
is a prenatal medical procedure in which a small sample of the placenta (the vascular organ that links the fetus to the mother’s uterus) is removed
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
is a prenatal medical procedure in which a sample of amniotic fluid withdrawn by syringe and tested for chromosomal or metabolic disorders
Amniocentesis
is found within the amnion
Amniotic fluid
a thin sac in which the embryo is suspended.
Amnion
Between the ________ of pregnancy, amniocentesis may be performed.
15th and 18th weeks
During the ______ of pregnancy, maternal blood screening may be performed.
15th to 19th weeks
identifies pregnancies that have an elevated risk for birth defects such as spina bifida (a defect in the spinal cord) and Down syndrome
Maternal blood screening
(a defect in the spinal cord
spina bifida
Chorionic villus sampling has often been used to determine the sex of the fetus at some point from ____
11 to 13 weeks of gestation.
ultrasound accurately identified the sex of the fetus at ____
11 to 13 weeks of gestation
Recently, though, some _____have been able to detect the sex of the fetus at an earlier point
noninvasive techniques
is defined as the inability to conceive a child after 12 months of regular intercourse without contraception.
Infertility
in which eggs and sperm are combined in a laboratory dish. If any eggs are successfully fertilized, one or more of the resulting zygotes
in vitro fertilization (IVF)
is a social and legal process that establishes a parent-child relationship between persons “ unrelated at birth.
Adoption
Three pathways to adoption are
domestic adoption from the public welfare system
domestic infant adoption through private agencies and intermediaries
international adoption
involves sharing identifying information and having contact with the biological parents
Open adoption
involves not having such sharing and contact.
Closed adoption
