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| The word health organization developed a standard definition of liveborn to be used by all countries when assessing an infant's status at birth. By this definition, a liveborn infant is the outcome of delivery when a completely expelled or extracted fetus breathes,or shows any sign of life such as beating of the heart,pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles,whether or not the cord has been cut or the placenta is still attached. |
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| The disk-shaped organ of nutrient and gas interchange between mother and fetus. At term,the placenta weighs about 15% of the weight of the fetus. |
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| Swelling due to an accumulation of extracellular fluid. |
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| Hormones such as progesterone ,estrogen,and testerone produced primary from cholestrol. |
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| Blockage ir difficiulty of delievery due to an obstruction of the birth canal by the infant's shoulders. |
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| The # of preganties that a women has experienced |
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| The # of the delievaries experienced by the a woman. |
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