Unit 2 Flashcards
The liquid that surrounds and protects the developing baby in the uterus
Amniotic fluid
The process of the sperm fertilizing the egg
Conception
the developing baby from about the third week of pregnancy through the eighth week
Embryo
The developing baby from around the eighth or ninth week of pregnancy until birth
Fetus
Female reproductive cell
Egg
Ovum
A tissue that connects the developing baby to the uterus
Placenta
Male reproductive cell
Sperm
A long tube that connects the baby to the placenta
Umbilical cord
The fertilized egg
Zygote
A tiny thread like structure in the nucleus of every cell
Chromosome
The stronger gene
Dominant
The weaker gene
Recessive
A unit that determines a human’s inherited characteristics
Genes
The inability of a man or woman to contribute to conception
Infertility
A substitute
A surrogate mom becomes pregnant to have a baby for another woman
Surrogate
The process of withdrawing a sample of the amniotic fluid surrounding the unborn baby using a needle
Amniocentesis
Testing for specific birth defects by sampling small amounts of tissue from the membrane that surrounds the baby
Chorionic villi sampling
When the developing baby dies before the twentieth week of pregnancy
Miscarriage
To be born before 37 weeks
Premature
When the baby dies after the 20th week of pregnancy
Stillbirth
A test that uses sound waves to make a video image of an unborn baby
Ultrasound
Abnormalities caused by the mom consuming alcohol during pregnancy
Fetal alcohol effects
An incurable condition found in some children of moms who consumed alcohol during pregnancy
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Harmful substances that the mom takes while she is pregnant
Can have harmful effects on the baby
Teratogens
A condition that results from not having enough red blood cells
Anemia
A doctor who specializes in pregnancy and childbirth
Obstetrician
A payment that cant be changes
Fixed payment
A payment that can be changed
Flexible payment
A mixture of milk or milk substitutes, water, and essential nutrients fed to babies
Formula
Time taken off by a mom after the baby is born
Maternity leave
Time taken off by the dad after the baby is born
Paternity leave
The time following the birth of a baby
Postnatal
A facility that provides a more homelike environment for labor and delivery
Alternative birth center
The birth of a baby
Delivery
A registered nurse with advanced training in pregnancy and birth
Nurse midwife
A person who has special training in the care of pregnant women and uncomplicated deliveries
No nursing degree
Lay midwife
Method of giving birth in which pain is reduced through the elimination of fear and the use of special conditioning exercises
Prepared childbirth
Natural childbirth
The lower part of the uterus
Cervix
Delivery of a baby through a surgical incision in the Mom’s abdomen
Cesarean birth
The tightening and releasing of the muscles of the uterus
Contraction
Widen/open the cervix
Dilation
The thinning of the cervix
Effacement
An open space found on the baby’s head where the skull bones haven’t fused together
Fontanels
Specialized tongs made from bands of surgical steel which are made to fit the baby’s head
Forceps
A person’s unique emotional makeup
Temperament
An instinctive automatic response
Reflex
A system of rating the physical condition of a newborn baby
Apgar scale
The act of forming emotional ties between parents and child
Bonding
High calorie high protein breast milk that the mom first makes
Colostrum
A special enclosed crib where the oxygen supply, temperature, and humidity can be closely controlled
Incubator
