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| Period of the Ovum (Germinal Period) |
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| first two weeks of development |
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| Period of the Embryo (embryonic period) |
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| third-eighth week of development |
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| Period of the Fetus (fetal period) |
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| a cell mass that develops from the zygote in the first few days after conception |
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| thickened area on the uterine wall wherein blood vessels of mother and developing person are interwoven though separated by membranes to keep blood supplies separated. |
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occurs about ten days after conception
the developing organism burrows into the placenta that lines the uterus |
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| a developing human organism from about the third through the eight week after conception |
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| a developing human organism from the start of the ninth week after conception until birth |
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| the age (around 22 weeks) when the fetus may survive outside the mother's uterus if specialized medical care is available |
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| agents and conditions, including viruses, drugs, and chemicals, that can impair prenatal development and result in birth defects or even death |
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| agents and conditions that cna harm the prenatal brain, impairing the future child's intellectual and emotional functioning |
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| the study of birth defects |
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| the attempt to evaluate all teh exacerbating and ameliorating factors surrounding exposure to teratogens, in order to assess the potential for prenatal damage |
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| when teratogens are virtually harmless until exposure reaches a certain level and become damaging |
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| when one teratogen intensifies the impact of another |
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| cluster of birth defects, including abnormal facial characteristics, slow physical growht, and retarded mental development, that may occur in the child of a woman who drinks alcohol while pregnant |
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| when a child has been exposed to alcohol before birth and has some signs of fetal alcohol syndrome, including emotional and cognitive problems, but doe snot meet all the necessary criteria to be diagnosed with that disorder |
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| an image of an unborn fetus produced by using high-frequency sound waves |
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| A quick assessment of a newborn's body functioning. The baby's color, heart rate, reflexes, muscle tone, and respiratory effort are given a score of 0,1, or 2 twice--at one minute and five minutes after birth--and each time the total of all five scores is compared with the ideal score of 10 |
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| A surgical birth, in which incisions through the mother's abdomen and uterus allow the fetus to be removed quickly, instead of being delivered through the vagina (C-section) |
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| a woman who helps other women with labor, delivery, breast-feeding, an new-born care |
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| lack of oxygen that, if prolonged during birth, can cause brain damage or death to the baby |
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| difficulties with movements and speech resulting from brain damage |
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| very low birthweight (VLBW) |
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| less than 3 pounds, 5 ounces |
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| extremely low birthweight (ELBW) |
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| birth that occurs three or more weeks befroe the full 38 weeks of the typical pregnancy have elapsed that is, at 35 or fewer weeks after conception |
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| small for gestational age (SGA) |
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| some babies are underweight because they gained weight too slowly throughout pregnancy |
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| the mother of a low-birthweight infant spends at least an hour a day holding her newborn between her breasts, skin-to-skin, allowing the tiny baby to hear her heart beat and feel her body heat |
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| cooperative working relationship between two parents who raise their child together |
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| a new mother's feelings of inadequacy and sadness in the days and weeks after giving birth |
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| the strong, loving connection that forms as parents hold, examine, and feed their newborn |
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