CHAPTER 4 (PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT
AND BIRTH) QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
what issues/problems may a mother and or father face when transistioning into
parenthood - Answer-cultural factors, postpartum depression, and the fathers
expeeience
anoxia - Answer-oxygen shortage
effects of anoxia - Answer-poor reflexes, seizures, heart rate irregularities, and
breathing difficulties
severe anoxia - Answer-memory impairrment, cerebral pasly, neurological disability
what risks does a baby potentially face during birthing process? - Answer-anoxia,
complicated birth, or medications
postpartum depression - Answer-an episode of clinical depression lasting 2 or more
weeks in women who have just given brith
advantages to breastfeeding - Answer-the most natural form of nutrition, fewer ear
infections and respiratory tract problems for children and lower risks of ovarian cancer
and early breast cancer for mothers, immune system and weight gain
how can at risk newborns be identified - Answer-routinely screened using the APGAR
test which provides a quick assessment of the newborn's heart rate respiration, color,
muscle tone, and reflexes.
what treatments are available to optimize the development of at-risk babies? - Answer-
kangaroo care, massage therapy, and infant health and development programs
resilience - Answer-ability to rebound from early disadvantages and respond to
environmental influence throughout their lives rather than only during a so-called critical
period
two factors that allow at risk babies to show resilience - Answer-personal resources and
supportive postnatal enviornment
personal resources - Answer-possibly because of their genetic make up some children
have qualities such as intelligence, sociability, and communication skills that help them
choose or create more nurturing and stimulating environments and cope with
challenges
AND BIRTH) QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
what issues/problems may a mother and or father face when transistioning into
parenthood - Answer-cultural factors, postpartum depression, and the fathers
expeeience
anoxia - Answer-oxygen shortage
effects of anoxia - Answer-poor reflexes, seizures, heart rate irregularities, and
breathing difficulties
severe anoxia - Answer-memory impairrment, cerebral pasly, neurological disability
what risks does a baby potentially face during birthing process? - Answer-anoxia,
complicated birth, or medications
postpartum depression - Answer-an episode of clinical depression lasting 2 or more
weeks in women who have just given brith
advantages to breastfeeding - Answer-the most natural form of nutrition, fewer ear
infections and respiratory tract problems for children and lower risks of ovarian cancer
and early breast cancer for mothers, immune system and weight gain
how can at risk newborns be identified - Answer-routinely screened using the APGAR
test which provides a quick assessment of the newborn's heart rate respiration, color,
muscle tone, and reflexes.
what treatments are available to optimize the development of at-risk babies? - Answer-
kangaroo care, massage therapy, and infant health and development programs
resilience - Answer-ability to rebound from early disadvantages and respond to
environmental influence throughout their lives rather than only during a so-called critical
period
two factors that allow at risk babies to show resilience - Answer-personal resources and
supportive postnatal enviornment
personal resources - Answer-possibly because of their genetic make up some children
have qualities such as intelligence, sociability, and communication skills that help them
choose or create more nurturing and stimulating environments and cope with
challenges
