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| A premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus |
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| A fluid-filled, baglike membrane in which the fetus develops |
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| A scoring system for assessing the status of a newborn that assigns a number value to the five areas of assessment |
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| A small amount of blood at the vagina that appears at the beginning of labor and may include a plug of pink-tinged mucus that is discharged when the cervix begins to dilate |
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| A delivery in which the butt comes out first |
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| Narrowest portion of the uterus that opens into the vagina |
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| The appearance of the infant's head at the vaginal opening during labor |
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| Siezures rsuling from severe hypertension in a pregnant woman |
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| A pregnancy that develops outside the uterus, typically in a fallopian tube |
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| The fertilized egg that is the early stage of a fetus |
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| The lining of the inside of the uterus |
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A condition of infants who are born to women who consume alcohol during pregnancy
Characterized by growth and physical problems, mental retardation, and a variety of congenital abnormalities |
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| The developing, unborn infant inside the uterus |
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| The dome-shaped top of the uterus |
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| Diabetes that develops during pregnancy in women who did not have diabetes before pregnancy |
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| A sensation felt by a pregnant patient when the infant positions itself for dleivery |
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| A delivery in which the presenting part is a single arm, leg, or foot |
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A dark green material in the amniotic fluid that can indicate distress or disease in the newborn
The meconium can be aspirated into the infant's lungs during delivery
The infnt's first bowel movement |
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The passage of the fetus and placenta before 20 weeks
Spontaneous abortion |
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| A woman who has had previous pregnancies |
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| An umbilical cord that is wrapped around the infant's neck |
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| The tissue atttached to the uterine wall that nourishes the infant through the umbilical cord |
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| A condition in which the placenta develops over and covers the cervix |
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| A condition of late pregnancy that involves headache, visual changes, and swelling of the hands and feet; also called pregnancy-induced hypertension |
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The position in which an infant is born
The part of the infant that appears first |
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| A woman who is experiencing her firs pregnancy |
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| Prolapse of the Umbilical Cord |
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| A situation in which the umbilical cord comes out of the vagina before the infant |
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| A developmental defect in which a portion of the spinal cord or meninges may protrude outside of the vertebrae and possibly even outside of the body, usually at the lower third of the spine in the lumbar area |
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| Supine Hypotensive Syndrome |
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| Low blood pressure resulting from the compression of the inferior vena cava by the weight of the pregnant uterus when the mother is supine |
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The conduit connecting mother to infant via the placenta
Contains two arteries and one vein |
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| A delivery in which the head comes out first |
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