| Question | Answer |
| anoxia | oxygen deprivation. can occur b/c umbilical cord became tangled, born in breech position (feet or butt first when born), or when sedatives are given to mother and cross the placental barrier. also RH positive baby can have its red blood cells attacked, and thus oxygen depleted, by antibodies formed by an RH negative mother. if lasts more than 3-4 minutes then permanent brain damage occurs. |
| engrossment | paternal fascination with new neonate |
| postpartum depression | strong feelings of sadness, resentment, and dispair that may appear shortly after childbirth and can linger for months. |
| emotional bonding | first 6-12 hours after birth where mother is ready to respond and develop strong sense of affection for baby. |
| Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale (NBAS) | administered a few days after birth assesses 20 inborn reflexes (light and pinprick tests). these tests asses baby's reactions to comforting and other social stimuli |
| Apgar test | heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, color, reflex irritability. ALL scored from 0-2. Infants who score 7 or higher are in good physical health. 4 or lower means they are in distress. |
| prenatal development stages list | zygote, embryo, fetus, fetus, fetus |
| age of viability | last three months in which survival outside the uterus becomes possible |
| fetus | weeks 9-38, growth and first movement detection, individuality in development emerges, vernix covers fetus, and lanugo grows |
| embryo | weeks 3-8, rapid development |
| germinal phase | 10-14 days, 25% of germinations are stable |
| implantation | 7-10 days after ovulation |
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