Exam 4: Prenatal Development and Birth

About _____ percent of natural conceptions never implant.

When Ernie's wife was pregnant, he felt stressed. According to research, how did Ernie believe he should be feeling?

Research indicates that _____ can benefit from a doula-assisted birth.

At the end of the embryonic period, the embryo has all of the basic organs and body parts (except sex organs) of a human being.

Cindy is doing a presentation on prenatal development and wants to include the three main periods of prenatal development in order from conception to birth. In which order should Cindy list the periods?

Henry was just given the five-minute Apgar and his score was 4. This means Henry is _____.

In the United States, which is a potential reason for the rise in the frequency of low-birthweight babies?

Which factor influences the effects of teratogens?

Birth takes place around 266 days after conception.

The Apgar scale is used at one minute and five minutes after birth to _____.

What happens to the central nervous system during the fetal period of development?

A person who supports a mother through the birth process from early labor at home through delivery at home or in a hospital is called a _____.

In the third stage of labor, the _____.

Postpartum depression _____.

Violeta is in labor and is in a sitting position. This decision has been influenced by Violeta's _____.

The term for a temporary lack of oxygen is anorexia.

Risk of fetal _____ defects may be substantially reduced by a maternal diet adequate in folic acid.

In the United States, less than 1 percent of births occur at _____.

Newborn babies have _____ designed to maintain oxygen supply, maintain a constant body temperature, and manage feeding.

Tina went into labor at her home. Joan arrived soon after and began to time Tina's contractions and give gentle massages. Joan assisted Tina and her partner when it was time to leave for the hospital and accompanied them through the birth process. Joan was Tina's _____.