3698831618 | grasping relfex | automatic response of newborn, hand to close over anything that comes in contact woth palm | 0 | |
3698831619 | startle reflex | automatic physical response, legs are thrown up, fingers spread, arms extend | 1 | |
3698857303 | Reflexes | Instinctive automatic responses | 2 | |
3698857304 | Babinski reflex | When touched the bottom of foot, toes/feet extend | 3 | |
3699016662 | Rooting reflex | Automatic response when touched on lips/cheek Turns toward touch | 4 | |
3699016663 | Swimming reflex | When placed in water, automatic swirmming of arms/feet | 5 | |
3713998024 | Gynecologist | Women's private part doctor | 6 | |
3713998025 | Identical twins | Babys come from same egg, look aloke | 7 | |
3713998026 | Conjoined twins | Twins are born attached | 8 | |
3713998027 | Fraternal twins | Not alike but born at same time | 9 | |
3713998028 | Mirror twins | Form from same egg | 10 | |
3713998029 | Ultrasound | Images of baby in moms tummy | 11 | |
3713998030 | Signs oflabor | Mucus plug,water break, cervix opening | 12 | |
3713998031 | Contractions | Stomach cramps baby is pushing down on uterus getting ready for labor | 13 | |
3713998032 | Anesthesia | Sleepy gas | 14 | |
3713998033 | Environmental factors on baby | No smoking, drinking, no fighting | 15 | |
3713998034 | Hereditary | Half dominant (Gg) | 16 | |
3713998035 | Dominant | Very high chance of passing down trait (GG) | 17 | |
3713998036 | Carrier | One who has disease | 18 | |
3713998037 | Effects of smoking on baby | Birth defects or smoke already in lungs, breathing probs | 19 | |
3713998038 | Chromosomes | Thread like structure carrying genetic ingo | 20 | |
3713998039 | Fenes | Parents characteristics (traits) | 21 | |
3713998040 | Birth defects | Disease baby is born with | 22 | |
3713998041 | Cerebral palsy | Not muscle functioning correctly | 23 | |
3713998042 | Cystic fibrosis | Damages lungs | 24 | |
3713998043 | Sickle cell anemia | Red blood cells don't function correctly | 25 | |
3713998044 | Hemophilia | Blood doesn't clot normally | 26 | |
3713998045 | Gonorrhea | Bacterial infection in eyes | 27 | |
3713998046 | Genetic counseling | Advice given to parents concerning chances of disease for baby | 28 | |
3713998047 | Infertility counseling | Getting counseling for sperm donors | 29 | |
3699016664 | Walking reflex | HI BELL! Hope u fail(; When baby is held up by hands, automatic response to place one foot in front of the other | 30 | |
3699016665 | Small motor skills | Action involving muscle movement Ex:moving of fingers | 31 | |
3699016666 | What is quality of teeth affected by? | If too much sucking on binkey= decay | 32 | |
3699016667 | Why do children experience delayed speech? | Deaf or neglected | 33 | |
3699016668 | SIDS | Sudden infant death syndrome usually before 3 months with no apparent reason | 34 | |
3699016669 | Layette | Everything you need for your baby | 35 | |
3699016670 | Benefits of breast feeding | Free, healthy, bonding | 36 | |
3699016671 | Sponge bath | Bath given with a sponge duh | 37 | |
3699016672 | Expressive jargon | Talks jibberish | 38 | |
3699016673 | Cooing | Gurgling sounds | 39 | |
3699016674 | Babbling | Repetition of vowels and consonants | 40 | |
3699016675 | Syncretic speech | One word= an object | 41 | |
3699016676 | Telegraphic speech | Two word sentences | 42 | |
3699016677 | Benefits of bottle feeding | Saves time/ dad can participate/ more privacy | 43 | |
3699016678 | Bonding | Emotional bond between baby and parents | 44 | |
3699016679 | Onlooker | Child who watches activity but doesn't engage | 45 | |
3699016680 | Unoccupied | Child who watches and momentarily participates | 46 | |
3699016681 | Solitary independent | Plays alone | 47 | |
3699016682 | Associative | Engages in all activity as told | 48 | |
3699016683 | Cooperative | Works in a group | 49 | |
3699016684 | Parallel | Plays beside rather than with | 50 | |
3699016685 | Abstinence | Refraining from intercourse | 51 | |
3699016686 | Goal of discipline | Ability to have self control | 52 | |
3699016687 | Eye hand coordination | Coordinated control of eyes with hand movement | 53 | |
3698879823 | permissive parenting | doesn't offer much discipline, tend to be lenient & may only step in when there is a serious problem | 54 | |
3698904241 | authoritarian parenting | parents establish the rules and expect the child to follow them without exception | 55 | |
3698908331 | democratic parenting | parents have rules that children are expected to follow, however, they allow some exceptions to the rule | 56 | |
3698972742 | vernix | substance that covers the baby's body and protects the skin from amniotic fluid | 57 | |
3698976836 | lanugo | soft, downy hair that covers the baby's body | 58 | |
3698985345 | prenatal | period before birth | 59 | |
3698993222 | gestation period | duration of the pregnancy, 266-280 days | 60 | |
3706873497 | Lamaze | "prepared" childbirth classes, relaxation/ breathing exercises | 61 | |
3706878436 | birthing center | part of hospital with homelike setting, no one over 34 or under 18 , releases patients after 24 hours | 62 | |
3706887855 | LeBoyer | "birth w/o violence", soft light/music, gentle voices | 63 | |
3706894110 | Cesarean(C) Section | more risk-major surgery, becoming more common, longer stay/recovery | 64 | |
3706916224 | episiotomy | an incision from the vagina to the anus | 65 | |
3707184532 | Emotions present at birth | Mood swings, mean,needy, tired | 66 | |
3707184533 | Setting a routine | This helps the child get on task so they know what they're suppose to be doing and their body can regulate to it | 67 | |
3707184534 | Toy safety | Toys are set limits to a certain age group to secure safety | 68 | |
3707184535 | Tot selection | When the parents selects toys according to age group it says | 69 | |
3707184536 | Head Start | Help disadvantage kids function at home and school | 70 | |
3707184537 | Montessori | 3-6 kids are able to learn on their total own | 71 | |
3707184538 | Parent cooperative | Parents take turns supervising | 72 | |
3707184539 | Home care | Child is cared for by somebody at the adults home | 73 | |
3707184540 | Latch key children | Children who are unsupervised from the time they get home from school to when their parents come home from work | 74 | |
3707184543 | Pedodontist | Pediatric dentist | 75 | |
3707184544 | Negativism | Doing opposite of what u r told | 76 | |
3707184545 | Egocentric | Thinking only about yourself-2 yrs old | 77 | |
3707184546 | Manipulation | Taking advantage | 78 | |
3707184547 | Jealousy | Wanting something that you can't have and another person does, you get mad | 79 | |
3707184548 | Sinking rivalry | Getting into fights or being jealous of your sibling | 80 | |
3707184549 | Toilet training | Teaching toddler how to use the potty usually by 3 | 81 | |
3707184550 | Tantrums | Brawls and crying scenes toddler gives when they don't get their way | 82 | |
3707184551 | Adoption | Taking in a kid that's not yours, their parents gave them up | 83 | |
3707184552 | Dexterity | Using both hands effectively | 84 | |
3707184556 | Invitro fertilization | Doctor removes egg and sperms, zygote placed in uterus | 85 | |
3707184557 | Artificial insemination | Injecting sperm into a woman's reproductive path | 86 | |
3707184559 | Condoms | Spermicide put around penis, female condom covers cervix inside vagina to trap sperm | 87 | |
3706954410 | ovum | female sec cell(egg) | 88 | |
3706956078 | uterus | organ that holds the baby | 89 | |
3706960577 | sperm | male sex cell | 90 | |
3706970183 | conception | union of an egg&sperm resulting in the beginning of pregnancy | 91 | |
3706978092 | period of the embryo | 2nd stage of pregnancy, 3-8 week, placenta attaches the sacs around the embryo to the uterus | 92 | |
3707028108 | period of fetus | last stage of pregnancy, 8/9 week begins, baby has beginning of all organs | 93 | |
3707058739 | protein functions | growth of baby and repairs the body | 94 | |
3707061145 | protein sources | meat, fish, poultry, dairy, eggs, beans | 95 | |
3707064653 | vitamin functions | protects against infection, promotes good health, regulates body processes | 96 | |
3707072235 | vitamin sources | veggies, fruits, grains | 97 | |
3707075826 | mineral functions | sturdy bones, healthy blood, regulation of elimination | 98 | |
3707082182 | mineral sources | meat, beans, spinach, milk | 99 | |
3707084339 | fat functions | provide heat/energy | 100 | |
3707085715 | fat sources | vegetable oil | 101 | |
3707086885 | carb function | provide heat and energy | 102 | |
3707089499 | carb sources | grains, fruit, vegetables | 103 | |
3707099163 | signs of pregnancy | missed menstrual cycle, ache or feeling of fullness, the company has | 104 | |
3698995442 | breech birth | baby is born any way but head first | 105 | |
3713916989 | Contraceprives | Protection methods | 106 | |
3714001231 | obstetrician | doctor specializing in pregnancy, childbirth, and female reproductive systems | 107 | |
3713916990 | Norplant | Small rods planted under skin that release hormones | 108 | |
3713916991 | Birth control pill | Contains estrogen and progesterone to prevent ovulation so you can't get pregnant, taken everyday at a certain time | 109 | |
3713916992 | Depo provera | Birth control in form of a shot, needed every 3 months | 110 | |
3713916993 | Barrier | Stops sperm from reaching end of condom | 111 | |
3713916994 | Toddlers | 1-3 years of age | 112 | |
3713931001 | adult centered | parents are more worried about themselves | 113 | |
3713932180 | equalitarian | parents share responsibility evenly | 114 | |
3713933755 | child centered | parents are more worried about the kids | 115 | |
3713935612 | history of childhood | child were abused and less loved then they are now | 116 | |
3713938104 | why was infant mortality high before the 20th century? | no immunization | 117 | |
3713941026 | period of the ovum | same as zygote, fertilization attaches uterus | 118 | |
3713943229 | amniotic fluid | fluid surrounds baby for protection | 119 | |
3713944124 | testes | male reproductive organ | 120 | |
3713945124 | premature | any time baby is born before 36 weeks | 121 | |
3713946576 | lightening | drops into birth canal | 122 | |
3713947567 | fetal position | head is close with feet | 123 | |
3713954644 | ovulation | mature egg is released from the ovary, pushed down the Fallopian tubes, and is available for fertilization. | 124 | |
3713959411 | trimesters | 3 parts pregnancy is measures in. 1st: 1-13 weeks 2nd: 13-27 weeks 3rd: 28 weeks- birth | 125 | |
3713969097 | amniotic sac | fluid filled sac that protects and surrounds the fetus | 126 | |
3713972181 | ovaries | female reproductive organ | 127 | |
3713974385 | placenta | organ that nourishes the baby while in the womb through the umbilical cord | 128 | |
3713979067 | cervix | passage forming the lower end of the uterus | 129 | |
3713992196 | umbilical cord | flexible structure made of blood vessels that helps nourish the baby in the womb | 130 | |
3714008559 | pediatrician | doctor specializing in children's health | 131 | |
3714014994 | dilation | the cervix is opening and thinning in preparation to bare the child | 132 | |
3714020672 | forceps | took used to help the child out of the womb | 133 | |
3714025742 | complications during pregnancy | gestational diabetes | 134 | |
3713996953 | quickening | baby moving around in the womb | 135 |
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