Name ______

Parenting Readiness Unit Notes

A.Parenting Readiness

Six areas Preparation

  1. ______
  2. ______
  3. ______
  4. ______
  5. ______
  6. ______

Why do people have babies? ______

______

B.Family Planning, Birth Defects

Why?

  1. Child development experts recommend ______years

between children.

  1. Less than 2 years is difficult on the mother’s body which needs to

______.

How?

Four types of Contraception:

  1. ______

a.______b. ______

  1. ______d.______
  1. ______
  2. ______b.______

b. ______d.______

  1. ______

a. ______b. ______

  1. ______
  2. ______b.______

c. ______d.______

Problem Pregnancies:

  1. ______

a.The uterus can only hold so much and this usually causes the mother to

deliver ______.

  1. ______

a.Mother’s Rh is ______and baby’s is ______.

  1. ______
  2. Down’s Syndrome ______
  3. Phenylketonuria (PKU) ______
  4. Sickle Cell Anemia ______
  5. Diabetes ______
  6. Tay Sachs Disease ______
  7. Hemophilia ______
  8. ______or Spontaneous Abortion
  9. ______can be dangerous to the fetus.
  10. ______is fertilized just before it dies.
  11. ______is when the placenta breaks loose due to a lack of hormones.
  12. ______or tubal pregnancy.
  13. ______when the cord is torn or twisted.
  14. ______is when the placenta is low in the uterus and precedes the baby.
  15. ______is when the placenta prematurely separates from the uterine wall.
  16. ______may occur near the 24th week. The body does not use protein correctly.
  17. ______(heavy bleeding) is usually caused by a placenta abruption or placenta praevia.
  18. Drugs: ______
  19. Alcohol: ______
  20. Cocaine or Crack: ______
  21. Tranquilizers: ______
  22. Barbiturates: ______
  23. Phencyclidine (PCP): ______
  24. Narcotics: ______
  25. Marijuana: ______
  26. Smoking: ______
  27. A premature baby is born before the completion of the ______week or is under ______pounds.
  1. Human Reproduction

1.Both sexes have reproductive organs called ______

designed for the purpose of intercourse and conception.

** See Reproduction Vocabulary Handout for the definitions of all terms.

  1. Pregnancy
  1. After a sperm penetrates the egg a ______is formed.
  2. The pregnancy is ______weeks and is divided into trimesters.
  3. Signs and Symptoms of pregnancy include: ______
  4. One should call the doctor if any of the following occur: ______
  5. Do not even take ______, without doctor approval.
  6. The 1sttrimester the formation of ______, the ______, and ______occur.
  7. The 2ndtrimester the mother experiences ______and can feel the ______.
  8. The 3rdtrimester the mother’s abdomen ______and ______is common.
  9. A mother should gain between ______and _____ pounds during pregnancy.
  1. Labor and Delivery, Newborn
  1. The ______stage of labor the mother dilates to ______centimeters.
  2. The ______stage is the ______of the baby.
  3. The ______stage is the ______of the afterbirth.
  4. Some reasons for a C-section are: ______
  5. A midwife is ______
  6. A birthing room is ______
  7. An ______is given in the spinal sheath and deadens the patient from the waist down.
  8. The cervix must dilate to some degree before any ______is given. For this reason, a mother needs to learn some ______and ______techniques.
  9. The ______is a score given at one, five and ten minutes after the birth of a child. A score of 7-9 is normal.
  10. ______, ______, and ______are the three basic elements of bonding.
  11. Factors the negatively affect bonding are: ______

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