PCDPCDObjective 3.03 Healthy Objective 3.03 Healthy

Pregnancy Pregnancy &&

DeliveryDelivery

Key TermsKey Terms

personal hygienepersonal hygiene

Keeping the body clean and freshKeeping the body clean and fresh

tub bathtub bath

A body cleansing by being immersed A body cleansing by being immersed in waterin water

sponge bathsponge bath

A body cleansing using just a sponge A body cleansing using just a sponge and some water, without immersion; and some water, without immersion; usually performed on someone usually performed on someone confined to bedconfined to bed

Kegel exerciseKegel exercise

Strengthens the pelvic floor muscles, Strengthens the pelvic floor muscles, which support the uterus, bladder which support the uterus, bladder and boweland bowel

pelvic floorpelvic floor

The lower pelvic area of a femaleThe lower pelvic area of a female

nutrient densenutrient dense

Foods having calories that are Foods having calories that are packed with important nutrients packed with important nutrients including fruits, vegetables, whole including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, lean meats, and grains, legumes, lean meats, and low-fat dairy productslow-fat dairy products

MercuryMercury

A heavy metal toxin that can harm A heavy metal toxin that can harm fetal nervous tissuefetal nervous tissue

FontanelsFontanels

A soft, membrane-covered space A soft, membrane-covered space between the bones at the front and between the bones at the front and the back of a newborn’s skullthe back of a newborn’s skull

foodborne illnessfoodborne illness

Hazards that make food unsafe to Hazards that make food unsafe to eateat

ListeriosisListeriosis

A disease of the nervous system of A disease of the nervous system of humans that can cause fever, humans that can cause fever, meningitis, miscarriage, or meningitis, miscarriage, or premature birth and is spread by premature birth and is spread by eating food contaminated with eating food contaminated with listerialisteria

ObstetricianObstetrician

A medical doctor who specializes in A medical doctor who specializes in pregnancy and deliverypregnancy and delivery

folic acidfolic acid

A B-complex vitamin found in many A B-complex vitamin found in many vegetables, beans, fruits, whole vegetables, beans, fruits, whole grains, and some fortified breakfast grains, and some fortified breakfast cereals and it helps prevent birth cereals and it helps prevent birth defectsdefects

Alternative birth centerAlternative birth center

A facility where the baby is delivered A facility where the baby is delivered in a room with the family presentin a room with the family present

home deliveryhome delivery

Giving birth to a baby at homeGiving birth to a baby at home

standard hospital deliverystandard hospital delivery

Having a baby in a medical hospital Having a baby in a medical hospital with a doctor and staff in a delivery with a doctor and staff in a delivery roomroom

natural childbirthnatural childbirth

The act or process of giving birth The act or process of giving birth using limited medicationusing limited medication

Lamaze methodLamaze method

A woman is physically and A woman is physically and psychologically prepared through psychologically prepared through prenatal training in the use of prenatal training in the use of controlled breathing and coached by controlled breathing and coached by a partner to facilitate the process of a partner to facilitate the process of natural childbirthnatural childbirth

Leboyer methodLeboyer method

A method of childbirth where delivery A method of childbirth where delivery occurs in a quiet, dimly lit room and occurs in a quiet, dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled, the infant's head is not pulled, minimizing the trauma for the minimizing the trauma for the newborn and allowing for immediate newborn and allowing for immediate bonding between mother and child bonding between mother and child

Cesarean methodCesarean method

A surgical procedure to remove the A surgical procedure to remove the baby from the mother’s uterus in baby from the mother’s uterus in case of complications prohibiting a case of complications prohibiting a vaginal deliveryvaginal delivery

breech birthbreech birth

Baby is delivered feet or buttocks Baby is delivered feet or buttocks firstfirst

early laborearly labor

Mild contractions, last 8 to 12 hours Mild contractions, last 8 to 12 hours 

active laboractive labor

Fetal monitor may be used, cervix 3 Fetal monitor may be used, cervix 3 centimeters, lasts 3 to 5 hourscentimeters, lasts 3 to 5 hours

TransitionTransition

Intense labor, cervix 7 centimeters, Intense labor, cervix 7 centimeters, last 30 minutes to two hourslast 30 minutes to two hours

EpisiotomyEpisiotomy

A small cut made at the opening of A small cut made at the opening of the birth canalthe birth canal

genetic counselinggenetic counseling

The process by which patients or The process by which patients or relatives, at risk of an inherited relatives, at risk of an inherited disorder, are advised of the disorder, are advised of the consequences and nature of the consequences and nature of the disorder, the probability of developing disorder, the probability of developing or transmitting it, and the options or transmitting it, and the options open to them in management and open to them in management and family planning in order to prevent, family planning in order to prevent, avoid, or reduce the likelihood of an avoid, or reduce the likelihood of an inherited disorderinherited disorder

AmniocentesisAmniocentesis

A prenatal test that involves A prenatal test that involves removing a small amount of the removing a small amount of the amniotic fluid that surrounds the amniotic fluid that surrounds the developing fetus and may be developing fetus and may be performed to check for Down performed to check for Down Syndrome in a mother over age 35Syndrome in a mother over age 35

chronic villi samplingchronic villi sampling

A prenatal test that involves taking a A prenatal test that involves taking a sample of the hair-like tissue in the sample of the hair-like tissue in the placenta to check for certain birth placenta to check for certain birth defectsdefects

UltrasoundUltrasound

A test that makes sound waves to A test that makes sound waves to create video and still images of the create video and still images of the fetus inside the uterusfetus inside the uterus

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)

A blood test that measures the level A blood test that measures the level of alpha-fetoprotein in the mothers' of alpha-fetoprotein in the mothers' blood during pregnancy as an blood during pregnancy as an indicator of possible birth defects in a indicator of possible birth defects in a fetusfetus