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Thursday, April 06, 2006

Conception

Period of the zygote





Implantation



Period of the embryo








Period of the fetus



age of viability

Teratogens
Thalidomide
Tobacco
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome


National Geographic Article


Fetal Alcohol Effects
Rubella
HIV/AIDS
Toxoplasmosis
Exercise
Nutrition
Folic Acid
Stress
Rh factor incompatibility
Toxemia

Chapter 4

first, second, and third stage of labor

dilation and effacement of the cervix


transition
Apgar scale


Natural, or prepared, childbirth
Certified nurse-midwife
Average weight and length of newborns

Vacuum extractor
Forceps


Induced labor
Breech position



Cesarean delivery



Anoxia and cerebral palsy
Respiriatory distress syndrome
Preterm and small-for-date babies
Post-term babies
bonding
rooming in
Reflexes: rooting

Moro



palmar grasp
stepping


Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale
Sleep
Cying
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
The senses at birth

Visual Cliff





Interview with Lennart Nilsson
NOVA Online: Life's Greatest Miracle
Medline Plus Pregnancy Articles
Pregnancy.org Fetal Development
Benefits of Kangaroo Care for Preemies
Virtual Children's Hospital: What Is Kangaroo Care?
Twins by Different Fathers
Artificial Insemination Articles from the New York Times
How Stuff Works--Twins
Alice and Emma (Preemie twins born 39 days apart)