CHAPTER 7: VOCABULARY

Question 1

pregnancy leave

Answer 1

pregnant people may require this if they cannot work for part of all of the pregnancy due to health reasons

Question 2

pregnancy discrimination act

Answer 2

a law that protects the rights of pregnant people who work

Question 3

maternity leave

Answer 3

the time a pregnant person takes off from work for the birth or adoption of a child

Question 4

paternity leave

Answer 4

granted to the other expectant parent in a relationship

Question 5

family and medical leave act

Answer 5

a law that protects the rights of qualified employees to take unpaid leave for various family-related reasons

Question 6

labor

Answer 6

the process that moves the baby out of the pregnant person’s body

Question 7

certified nurse-midwife

Answer 7

a nurse who has special training in delivering babies during low-risk pregnancies

Question 8

natural childbirth

Answer 8

a delivery method in which the pregnant person does not use any pain relieving or other drugs during labor or delivery

Question 9

lightening

Answer 9

a change in the baby’s position

Question 10

breech birth position

Answer 10

the baby’s feet, legs, or buttocks emerge first

Question 11

contraction

Answer 11

the tightening or shortening of a muscle

Question 12

dilation

Answer 12

opening

Question 13

episiotomy

Answer 13

an incision made to widen the birth canal

Question 14

forceps

Answer 14

a curved instrument that fits around the sides of a baby’s head

Question 15

vacuum extraction

Answer 15

suction is used to attach a cuplike device around the top of a baby’s head

Question 16

cesarean section

Answer 16

the birthing person’s abdomen and uterus are surgically opened and the baby is removed

Question 17

bonding

Answer 17

developing a feeling of affection

Question 18

neonate

Answer 18

a baby’s medical term from birth to one month

Question 19

pediatrician

Answer 19

a doctor who cares for infants, children, and teens until adulthood when growth is complete

Question 20

apgar test

Answer 20

medical professionals measure the newborn’s chance of survival

Question 21

anemia

Answer 21

a condition that occurs when the level of healthy red blood cells becomes too low

Question 22

jaundice

Answer 22

a liver condition that can make the skin, tissues, and body fluids look yellow

Question 23

brazelton scale

Answer 23

a test doctors use to test newborns and babies up to two months of age

Question 24

well-baby checkup

Answer 24

a routine medical visit in which the pediatrician examines a baby for signs of good health and proper growth

Question 25

neo-natal intensive care unit

Answer 25

high-risk newborn nursery where they receive immediate, specialized, round-the-clock care and treatment

Question 26

neonatology

Answer 26

a branch of medicine concerned with the care, development, and diseases of newborns

Question 27

postpartum care

Answer 27

the care the birthing person receives during the 6 to 8 weeks following the birth of a baby

Question 28

postpartum mood disorder

Answer 28

a mental health condition characterized by feelings of sadness, guilt, or depression after the birth of a baby

Question 29

perinatal depression

Answer 29

postpartum between 12 and 24 months

Question 30

baby blues

Answer 30

a mild postpartum disorder that goes away on its own

Question 31

postpartum depression

Answer 31

a serious form of depression that occurs less frequently than baby blues

Question 32

postpartum psychosis

Answer 32

a rare and extremely severe mental illness with delusions that involve the infant dying

Question 33

paternal postpartum depression

Answer 33

appears in partners of the birthing parent