Severe malnutrition of the mother affects the in the event of a premature birth. Most fetuses reach
development of the fetus with all of the following this age between 22 and 26 weeks. Chances of
problems except __________. survival are slim at 22 weeks, but they steadily
increase over the next few weeks.
neurological deficits
low birth weight
psychological disorders When a mother's immune system reacts to the fetus'
birth complications - ANSWER -C blood due to an incompatibility in blood cell type, it is
called __________.
All non-harmful environmental agents that a pregnant Rh incompatibility
woman ingests aid in the development of the fetus. tremors
toxoplasmosis
stillbirth - ANSWER -A
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provided
A woman's primary concern during her pregnancy
should be prenatal care.
T
F- ANSWER -F
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provided
Toxoplasmosis is a disease a pregnant woman can
contract during the second trimester that can cause
congenital varicella syndrome (CVS). T
F- ANSWER -T
Please select the best answer from the choices
provided Identify and define the three stages of prenatal
development. - ANSWER -The three stages of
development are the germinal stage, the embryonic
T stage, and the fetal stage. The germinal stage is the
F- ANSWER -F stage from conception to about two weeks. During
this stage, a zygote becomes a mass of cells that
implants in the uterine wall, marking the start of the
Neural tube defects are birth defects of the placenta's formation. The embryonic stage is the
__________ and __________. second stage of development and lasts from two
A. weeks until the end of the second month. During this
neurons . . . umbilical cord stage, most of the vital organs and various bodily
B. systems begin to develop. The third stage of
brain . . . spinal cord development is the fetal stage, and it lasts from two
C. months through birth.
brain . . . umbilical cord
D.
spinal cord . . . umbilical cord - ANSWER -B The embryonic stage is the first phase of the prenatal
stage, lasting only two weeks after conception.
What is the age of viability, and during what weeks T
does a fetus reach this age? - ANSWER -The F- ANSWER -F
age of viability is the age at which a baby can survive
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