Pregnancy & Birth Ch. 4 EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

Pregnancy & Birth Ch. 4 EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) - Answer- Involves the independent care for women in normal pregnancy, labor, and delivery and care of newborns. low birth weight - Answer- Babies who weigh less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces at birth stillbirth - Answer- the birth of a fetus that died before, or during, the delivery gestational diabetes - Answer- diabetes that develops during pregnancy obstetrician - Answer- A doctor who specializes in pregnancy, labor, and delivery Caesarean section (C-section) - Answer- procedure that involves removing a baby from its mother through an incision in the woman's lower abdomen sexually transmitted infections (STIs) - Answer- disease that spreads from one person to another through intimate sexual contact Bacterial STIs include - Answer- chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, trichomoniasis Viral STIs include - Answer- HPV, HIV, Herpes, Hepatitis B HIV - Answer- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the virus that causes AIDS AIDS - Answer- A serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles. fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) - Answer- physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman's heavy drinking. In severe cases, symptoms include noticeable facial misproportions sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) - Answer- a condition that occurs when an infant stops breathing, usually during the night, and suddenly dies without an apparent cause germinal period - Answer- The first two weeks of prenatal development after conception, characterized by rapid cell division and the beginning of cell differentiation. zygote - Answer- the fertilized egg; it enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo Blastocyst - Answer- A fluid-filled sphere formed about 5 days after fertilization of an ovum that is made up of an outer ring of cells and inner cell mass. THis is the structure that implants in the endometrium of the uterus. embryonic period - Answer- the period from 2 to 8 weeks after fertilization, during which the major organs and structures of the organism develop embryo - Answer- the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month fetal period - Answer- the time from about eight weeks after conception until the birth of the child fetus - Answer- the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth Braxton Hicks contractions - Answer- intermittent painless uterine contractions that occur with increasing frequency as the pregnancy progresses natural childbirth - Answer- a general term for labor and birth without medical interventions lamaze method - Answer- A method of "prepared" childbirth involving relaxation and controlled breathing. doula - Answer- A caregiver who provides continuous physical, emotional, and educational support for the mother before, during, and after childbirth. episiotomy - Answer- surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth Very low birth weight (VLBW) - Answer- Birth weight below 3 lb 5 oz (1,500 g). induced labor - Answer- labor that is hastened by medical intervention rather than occurring naturally