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What is the method of birth called when a baby’s feet, buttocks, or legs emerge first?
Breech
True or False: A doctor may decide to induce labor if the pregnancy is overdue, when the water breaks, or if the mom and child are having medical issues.
True
What is the surgical cut in the muscular area to enlarge the vaginal opening for delivery called?
Episiotomy
High-tech prenatal testing involves the use of which technology?
Ultrasounds
What is it called when the ovum and sperm are joined?
Conception
True or False: It is the parent’s responsibility to make sure the child is happy at all times.
False
True or False: Drugs, alcohol, and prescription medications all influence fetal development.
True
True or False: The most important reason for having a child is to welcome them into your life and share love and time with them.
True
When does the mom begin to feel the baby move?
2nd trimester
What is one of the basic nutrients needed for growth and function?
Water
What should you tell the dentist to avoid if you may be pregnant?
X-rays
What is the current food guidance system developed by the USDA?
MyPlate
What is a healthy weight gain for a pregnant woman?
25-35lbs
Diets for pregnant and nursing moms do not require additional...
Fats
What is the injection into the spine that numbs the body from the waist down called?
Epidural
What is the style of parenting with no rules or guidelines?
Permissive
True or False: Convertible, Three in One, and Infant Car seats are all acceptable to have for the new baby.
True
What is the white protective coating on the baby’s skin called?
Vernix
What are inherited traits passed down through the parent’s genes at conception called?
Genetic Factors
How many additional calories/day is recommended for a pregnant woman to meet her nutritional needs?
340-450
True or False: A pregnant woman will typically gain about 2-4 lbs during the 1st trimester.
True
True or False: Taking classes to learn effective parenting skills tends to make new parents more skilled at parenting.
True
How many legal parents can one child have?
2
What is the tightening of the muscle that moves the baby out of the mother’s body called?
Contraction
True or False: Reading to your child before bed is an example of nurturing.
True
birth defects passed from generation to generation
Hereditary
