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| Not being able to get pregnant after a year of trying |
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| Injecting sperm, either from a woman's partner or from a donor, into her uterus |
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| In vitro fertilization (IVF) |
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| Several eggs are removed from a woman's ovary and manually combined with sperm in a laboratory dish before being returned to a woman's uterus |
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| zygote divides many times throught mitosis forming the blastocyst |
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| Every major organ takes shape - embryonic period |
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| a watertight membrane that fills with fluid that cushions and protects the embryo |
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| a membrane that surrounds the amnion and attaches rootlike extensions called villi to the uterine lining to gather nourishment for the embryo. |
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| Chorion eventually becomes the lining of the placenta, a tissue fed by blood vessels from the mother and connected to the embryo by the umbilical cord |
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| Part of the spinal cord is not fully encased in the protective covering of the spinal column |
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| A lethal defect in which the main portion of the brain above the brain stem fails to develop - caused by spina bifida |
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| Primary male sex hormone that stimulates the development of a male internal reproductive system |
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| Every neuron starts with the potential to become any specific type of neuron |
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| Survival outside the uterus is possible if the brain and respiratory system are sufficiently developed |
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| Is any disease, drug, or other environmental agent that can harm a developing fetus |
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| A tranquilizer used to relieve morning sickness |
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| Sudden infant death syndrome |
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| A sleeping baby suddenly stops breathing and dies |
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| Noticeable physical symptoms such as a small head and distinctive facial abnormalities |
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| Look at tables on page 121 and 122 |
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| Acquired immunodeficiency snydrome |
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| Teaches women to associate childbirth with pleasant feelings and to ready themselves for the process by learning exercises... |
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| Fetal deaths late in pregnancy |
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| The perinatal environment |
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| Is the environment surrounding birth |
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| A maternal-fetal specialist |
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| Neurological disability primarily associated with difficulty controlling muscle movements |
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| An episode of clinical depression that lasts months rather than days in a woman who has just given birth |
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| Fathers tend to be anxious during pregnancy and birth and some even experience some of the same physiological symptoms as their pregnant partner - bloating, weight gain, fatigue, insomnia, and nausea |
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| The events of the first months and how parents might optimize the development of young infants |
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| May have problems because of genetic defects, prenatal hazards, or perinatal damage. |
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| Provides a quick assessment of the newborn's heart rate, respiration, color, muscle tone, and reflexes |
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| The younger (and smaller) babies are at birth, the lower their chances for survival |
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| Substance that prevents the air sacs of the lungs from sticking together and therefore are aids breathing |
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| Skin-to-skin contact is therapeutic for these infants |
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