Exam 4: Birth and Physical Development During the First Three Years

The stringy,greenish-black waste from a newborn is

Although there have been increases in the number of home births,today most people are born

All of the following are recommendations for preventing preterm deliveries EXCEPT

Which childbirth technique substitutes voluntary or learned physical responses for the fear and pain?

Natural or prepared childbirth can minimize the need for

Feeding a baby is a(n)__________ act as well as a physical act.

Places in the neonate's skull where the bones are not completely fused are called the

List and describe the stages of childbirth.

Felicia is born after a seven-month gestation period.She is called a __________ infant.

Babies typically double their birth weight at __________ of age and triple it at __________.

The first sense to develop is the sense of

The specialization in function of the hemispheres of the cerebrum is called

The theory that states that motor development is a dynamic process of active coordination of multiple systems within the infant in relation to the environment is called

In a longitudinal study of extremely low-birth-weight infants,those who survived tended to be

Binocular vision,the ability to focus both eyes on the same object at the same time,usually does not develop until __________ months of age.

Which of the following best describes the average size of a newborn in the United States?

Cesarean birth rates in the United States are among the __________ in the world.

The leading cause of infant mortality in the United States is

A few days after birth,a baby develops a yellowish tinge to the skin and eyeballs.These symptoms indicate _________,which is due to immaturity of the _______.

All of the following appear to increase the likelihood that a woman will deliver an underweight baby EXCEPT