Glossary Chapter 3 Flashcards
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the term used for newborns
neonates
an incision sometimes made to
increase the size of the opening
of the vagina to allow the baby
to pass.
episiotomy
a standard measurement
system that looks for a variety
of indications of good health in
newborns
Apgar scale: Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, & Respiration
a restriction of oxygen to the baby,
lasting a few minutes during the
birth process, that can produce
brain damage
anoxia
close physical and emotional
contact between parent and child
during the period immediately
following birth, argued by some to
affect later relationship strength
bonding
infants who are born prior to
38 weeks after conception (also
known as premature infants)
preterm infants
infants who weigh less than
2,500 grams (around 5 1/2 pounds)
at birth
low-birthweight infants
infants who, because of
delayed fetal growth, weigh 90
percent (or less) of the average
weight of infants of the same
gestational age
small-for-gestational-age infants
infants who weigh less than 1,250
grams (around 2.25 pounds) or,
regardless of weight, have been in
the womb less than 30 weeks
very-low-birthweight infants
infants still unborn 2 weeks after
the mother’s due date
postmature infants
the delivery of a child who is not
alive, occurring in 1 delivery in
115 in the United States
stillbirth
death within the first year of life
infant mortality
unlearned, organized, involuntary
responses that occur automatically
in the presence of certain stimuli
reflexes
different degrees of sleep and
wakefulness through which
newborns cycle, ranging from deep
sleep to great agitation
states of arousal
