Developmental Psychology - Prenatal Part 4
This deck covers key concepts in prenatal development, including stages of gestation, birth defects, and childbirth processes.
miscarriage occurred after 20 weeks of gestation (approx. 5 months)
o Stillbirth
Key Terms
miscarriage occurred after 20 weeks of gestation (approx. 5 months)
o Stillbirth
o From 8 weeks to Birth
o Appearance of the first bone cells
o Final stage of gestation
o Grows rapidly to about 20x its previous length
o Finishing touches
o Breathe, kick, turn, etc.
o Facial expressions of pain at 36 weeks
o Responds to mother’s voice
Fetal Period
– environmental agent that can interfere with normal prenatal development
o Teratogen
field of study that investigates the causes of birth defects
o Teratology
o Results to fetal growth restriction and low birth weight
Malnutrition
caused stunted limbs, facial deformities, and defective organs
o Thalidomide
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
miscarriage occurred after 20 weeks of gestation (approx. 5 months) | o Stillbirth |
o From 8 weeks to Birth | Fetal Period |
– environmental agent that can interfere with normal prenatal development | o Teratogen |
field of study that investigates the causes of birth defects | o Teratology |
o Results to fetal growth restriction and low birth weight | Malnutrition |
caused stunted limbs, facial deformities, and defective organs | o Thalidomide |
sleep disturbance, tremors, difficulty regulating the body, irritability, crying and etc. | o Neonate Abstinence Syndrome |
characterized by a combination of retarded growth, face and body malformations, and disorders of the central nervous system | o Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
– caused by parasite in the bodies of cattle, sheep, and pigs, and in the intestinal tracts of cats that causes fetal brain damage, severely impaired eyesight, seizures, miscarriage, etc. | o Toxoplasmosis |
fetal DNA is extracted from the mother’s blood and tested for early detection of genetic problems | o Prenatal cell-free DNA Scans |
process of giving birth | o Labor |
series of uterine, cervical, and other changes which begins 2 weeks before the delivery | o Parturition |
series of uterine, cervical, and other changes which begins 2 weeks before the delivery | o Parturition |
false contractions | o Braxton-Hicks Contractions |
profession that provides health care to women during pregnancy, birth, and even postpartum period | o Midwifery |
caregiver who provides continuous physical, emotional, and educational support for the mother before, during, and after childbirth | o Doula |
used to track the fetus’ heartbeat during labor and delivery and to indicate how the fetal heart is responding to the stress of uterine contractions | o Electronic Fetal Monitoring |
o Three kinds of drugs are used for labor: | Analgesia; Anesthesia; Oxytocin |
– pain reliever such as tranquilizers, barbiturates, and narcotics | a. Analgesia |
used in the late first stage labor and during delivery to block sensation in an area of the body or to block consciousness | b. Anesthesia |