Exam 3: Prenatal Development and Birth

Which neonate is relatively SMALLEST in weight for its gestational age since conception?

During ____, the fetus is expelled from the mother's body.

Identify short-term and long-term consequences of low birth weight.

When the father's exposure to toxic chemicals or radiation affects the baby's prenatal development, the harmful effects most often arise from

The placenta is like a

Recent research has revealed that marijuana use during pregnancy

Which of these is LEAST characteristic of timely (full-term) neonates at birth?

High levels of maternal stress are harmful to the fetus because

Suppose that your fetus lacks its lanugo. What would be missing?

All of the following complications have been associated with maternal smoking during pregnancy EXCEPT

During restorative fetal surgery, a surgeon declares, "The fetus's vernix appears abnormal!" To what does the doctor refer?

Children respond variously to teratogens or to other harmful influences of early development. The variations of outcomes attest that

Give an example of the active child theme from prenatal development

____ is needed for the prenatal development of male sex organs in the fetus.

A beneficial effect of using Brazelton's NBAS scale is that parents who involve themselves in its ratings

To avoid the risk of alcohol-related FAS or FAE disorders, pregnant women are advised to

Explain the distinction between preterm and small-for-date infants.

Having positive social support, such as interested and supportive friends, will ____ the harmful effects of maternal emotional stress on the fetus.

A common cause of anoxia in the neonate is

Even when drugs fail to induce physical deformities, they may have harmful consequences by