Exam 4: Seciton 3: Beginnings: Parental Development and Birth

Johnny's mom is four months pregnant. Johnny is anxious for the new baby and asks, "How many more months until I'm a big brother?" His mother says he has to wait about _____ more months.

Thresholds, as they relate to harm from any teratogen, are difficult to set because one teratogen may _____ the threshold of another teratogen.

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

At around 38 weeks after conception, the _____ starts the sequence of events that prepares the fetus for delivery and starts labor.

Currently in the United States, newborn mortality is about _____.

Compared to vaginal births, c-section births _____.

About a week after conception, the outer layer of the multiplying cells forms a protective circle, or shell, that will become the _____.

Agents and conditions that can harm the prenatal brain, impairing the future child's intellectual and emotional functioning, are called _____.

Most births in the United States take place in _____.

Anoxia refers to _____.

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 _____.

When Alexia was born, she had a lack of oxygen for a small amount of time. Alexia experienced _____.

The head begins to take shape in the _____ week after conception.

Newborn babies do NOT have reflexes designed to _____.

Babies born slightly under 1,500 grams (3 pounds 5 ounces) are considered _____.

Cigarette smoking is implicated in _____ percent of all low-birthweight births worldwide.

Phil is holding his newborn child for the first time and is overwhelmed by the love he feels for his child. What Phil is experiencing is called _____.

Rebecca and Bob just had a baby. They agreed that they would each be responsible for the baby every other evening to give the other parent a break from childcare. They have also discussed how to share responsibility for daycare drop off and pick up once they are both back at work. Rebecca and Bob are demonstrating _____.

About _____ percent of natural conceptions never implant.

The first days and weeks after conception (the germinal and embryonic periods) are _____ for body formation, but health during the entire fetal period affects the _____.