Chapter 4 HGDTest Review

Term used to describe the developing baby during the fetal period

• zygote

• blastocyst

• fetus

• embryo

Birth procedures that focus on relaxation techniques instead of medication to deal with pain

• breech position

• natural childbirth

• obstetricians

• doula

Cell that results from fertilization between a sperm and an egg

• embryo

• fetus

• blastocyst

• zygote

Emotional coach used by some mothers during childbirth

• doula

• obstetricians

• certified nurse-midwives

First mild contractions that begin labor, sometimes weeks before actual labor occurs

• false labor pains

• braxton hicks contractions

• episiotomy

• lamaze method

When a fertilized egg begins dividing into cells

• blastocyst

• fetus

• embryo

• fetus

Pregnancy stage that extends from the second to the ninth week of pregnancy.

• germinal period

• embryonic period

• fetal period

• postnatal period

Pregnancy stage that extends from conception until about two weeks later when implantation i in the uterus occurs

• germinal period

• embryonic period

• fetal period

• postnatal period

Surgical cut that allows the baby to pass through more easily during delivery

• breech birth

• natural childbirth

• caesarean section

• episiotomy

Medical doctors who specialize in pregnancy and childbirth

• pediatrician

• obstetrician

• doula

• certified nurse midwife