Exam 12: The Choices and Challenges of Childbearing

During the fertilization process, the sperm that do reach the ovum attempt to enter its outer layer.What typically happens to the first sperm that penetrates the ovum successfully?

The umbilical cord does not contain nerves.

What are some of the short and long term challenges associated with teen pregnancy? Please include discussion of the effects on both parent and child, and include the following domains: medical/psychological, developmental and socioeconomic.

Although the loss of a fetus during any part of pregnancy is very difficult, having a stillbirth can be particularly challenging because it occurs late enough for there to have been fetal movements that can be felt by the parent(s).

Why does your text argue that, when it comes to sex, it is best for a partner to follow the pregnant woman's lead during pregnancy?

What is the "pregnancy pact," as it is discussed in your text?

According to your text, what are some of the benefits of making sure pregnant women and their partners are well informed about the basics of pregnancy and childbirth?

When children are born with physical or developmental challenges, their parents go through an experience of grief and loss.According to what we know so far, this experience is_________.

Teen parents and their children are both at long-term risk for a variety of medical, developmental, and socioeconomic issues.

According to your text, which of the following are not words used to describe freebirthing?

Please describe in detail the processes of fertilization and conception.

Which of the following, if any, are factors associated with happy relationships between parents of babies by the time they are about 6 months old?

Although most pregnancies proceed without any major difficulties, some people do experience loss during pregnancy, most often through miscarriage.Which of the following are not issues surrounding miscarriage described in your text?

Which of the following, if any, are considered an advantage for children of cohabiting parents?

Which of the following, if any, accounts for low birth rates in China and Taiwan?

Fetal movement, also referred to as quickening, is something that the mother tends to feel for the first time at what time during the pregnancy?