Child Development
Chapter 5 Prenatal Care
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Disease caused by the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which
attacks the body’s immune system.
acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS)
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Prenatal test in which a needle
is inserted through the woman’s
abdomen into the amniotic sac and a
sample of the fluid is removed for cell
study.
amniocentesis
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Prenatal procedure for finding
abnormalities in the unborn by testing
a small sample of the chorion.
chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
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congenital problem
Physical or biochemical problem that
is present at birth and may be caused
by genetic or environmental factors.
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Disorder caused by the body’s
inability to use sugar properly.
diabetes
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Those factors caused by a person’s
surroundings.
environmental factors
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Group of symptoms that appears in
infants whose mothers drank during
pregnancy.
fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
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low birthweight
Term used to describe babies who
weigh less than 5½ pounds at birth.
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Expulsion of a baby from the mother’s
body before week 20 of pregnancy.
miscarriage
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Doctors who specialize in pregnancy
and birth.
obstetricians
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Name for high blood pressure caused
by pregnancy.
pregnancy-induced
hypertension (PIH)
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premature
Term used to describe babies who are
born too soon.
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Delivery that occurs before 37 weeks
of pregnancy.
pre-term birth
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Protein substance found in the red
blood cells of about 85 percent of the
population.
Rh factor
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Infectious illnesses that are passed
primarily through sexual intercourse.
sexually transmitted
infections (STIs)
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stillbirth
Loss of a fetus after 20 weeks of
pregnancy.
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Prenatal test in which sound waves
bounce off the fetus to produce an
image of the fetus inside the womb.
ultrasound
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