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UNCW PSY 223 - Pre-natal care

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PSY 223 1st Edition Lecture 3Age of Viability• 22 weeks• 28 weeks• 38 weeksPrenatal Care• Education• Risk Reduction- what to eat, medications, what to do • MonitoringWhat is a teratogen?• Agents or conditions that can impair prenatal development.• Timing of exposure à Critical periods• Amount of exposure à Threshold effectsAlcohol, drugs, hormones, cigarettes, measles, lead, Mercury Fetal alcohol syndrome - Symptoms? o Smaller head size, low weight, poor memory, cognitive impairment, bad coordination, poor math abilities, speech and language delay, issues with sleeping and suckingo Fetal alcohol spectrum disease - Are there safe amounts of alcohol?- What are potential confounds? Birth: - Baby triggers labor- Labor differs in many wayso Individual experiences and preferenceso Cultural norms: who helps deliver the child, who is allowed to be thereo Necessity These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.[VIDEO OF A WOMAN GIVING BIRTH]APGAR Scale Tests - Color Heart beat - Reflex irritability - Muscle tone- Respiratory effortWe want pink babies with >100/min pulses and grimaces, lots of activity and a strong cry because it shows responsiveness to the environment Complications- Pre-term birth- Anoxia - no oxygen which leads to brain damage o Happens if umbilical cord wraps around the neck- Low birth weightReasons for preterm birth- Why does this occur?- Who is at risk? o Women who have previously had it, women with abnormalities, women with more than one baby, socioeconomic status plays into these factors--> nutrition, smoking, drinking, health issues, stress levels, lifestyle, environmental risks, clotting disorders, birth defects,in vitro conception for older people, weak cervix- How is it prevented?o Early and consistent prenatal


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