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Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display The Birth Process Stages of Childbirth Labor takes place in___________________ _______________________________is often used to track the fetus's heartbeat during labor and delivery

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display The Birth Process Methods of Delivery  Cesarean delivery is a surgical procedure to remove the baby from ____________________________________ Cesarean birthrates in the Canada are ____________________________________  Alternative methods of childbirth minimize the use of drugs while maximizing parents' active involvement

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display The Newborn Baby Size and Appearance The first 4 weeks of life,________________, is a time of transition from the uterus, where a fetus is supported entirely by the mother, to an_________________________. Boys tend to be slightly longer and heavier than girls, and__________________________________ ____________________________________

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display The Newborn Baby Size and Appearance New babies have distinctive features, including_____________________________ Places on the head where the bones have not yet grown together=____________________ Many newborns have a pinkish cast since their skin is so thin that it barely covers the capillaries through which blood flows

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display The Newborn Baby Body Systems After birth, the ____________________________________ ____________________________________ If breathing has not begun within 5 minutes after birth, the baby may suffer permanent brain injury caused by anoxia, lack of oxygen

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display Is the Baby healthy? Medical and Behavioral Screening One minute after delivery, and then again 5 minutes after birth, ___________________________________________ __________________________________________ An infant's score may be affected by the amount of_____________________________ Neurological or cardiorespiratory conditions may interfere with one or more vital signs

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display Is the Baby Healthy ? Medical and Behavioral Screening The Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) ____________________________________ ___________________to identify problems in neurological functioning, and to predict future development

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display Is the Baby Healthy? Complications of Childbirth Birth trauma may be caused by _____________________________________________ ______________________________________ Low-birthweight babies fall into two categories: ___________________________________________ A low-birthweight baby is placed in an antiseptic, temperature-controlled crib and fed through tubes

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display Is the Baby Healthy? Can a Supportive Environment Overcome Effects of Birth Complications ? (Study pg 1070) Having been in an intervention program made no difference in health or behavior For such an intervention to have lasting effects, it needs to ________________ Babies who had more than one risk factor (such as poor neonatal health combined with having a mother who was not educated) ___________________

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display Is The Baby Healthy?  Can a Supportive Environment Overcome Effects of Birth Complications?  Children who had suffered problems at or before birth had physical and psychological impairment only when_______________ __________________________________  Even when birth complications were combined with environmental risks, i.e. chronic poverty, family discord, divorce,etc. __________________________________

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display Can you… Discuss the effectiveness of the home environment and of intervention programs in overcoming effects of low birthweight and other complications?

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display Newborns And Their Parents Childbirth and Bonding: the close, caring connection between parent and newborn A critical period for bonding____________ ___________________________________ Fathers, like mothers, form close bonds with their babies__________________________

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Newborns And Their Parents Getting To Know the Baby: States of Arousal and Activity Levels Babies have an ______________which regulates____________________________ their_________________________________ Activity levels reflect temperamental differences that continue throughout childhood, and often throughout life

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Guidepost How do parents bond with their baby and respond to the baby’s patterns of sleep activity?