Exam 6: Becoming a Parent

"Miscarriages" are pregnancy losses that end before ______ weeks of gestation. Losses that happen later in the pregnancy are referred to as "stillbirths."

Where does America rank among other nations with regard to infant mortality? What accounts for that ranking and how can it be reduced?

Supportive co-parenting has not been shown to have any significant ties to parental happiness with their spouse.

Newborn babies are considered premature if they are delivered prior to ______ weeks of gestation.

A C-section birth, while more expensive, can be beneficial in that it releases hormones that promote healthy lung function and aids in removing fluid from the lungs.

Current estimates show that the cost of having and rearing a child through the age of 17 averages ______.

When an extra X chromosome is present in males (XXY), the condition is known as ______ and results in small testicles and reduced fertility.

Examples of genetic diseases passed via recessive inheritance include all of the following EXCEPT ______.

When an X chromosome is completely missing in females, the condition is known as ______ and results in short stature and infertility.

Autism spectrum disorders are more common genetic disorders than Down syndrome.

Despite a long list of benefits and an endorsement by the American Academy of Pediatrics, many U.S. mothers still do not breastfeed their babies. Approximately ______ of newborns are breastfed right after birth and the percentage drops to only about ______ by the time the infants are 6 months of age.

Harmful agents (e.g., drugs, infections, diseases) that can damage the developing embryo are called ______.

One mother has just given birth. She is limited to exposure with her infant to every 4 hr when she feeds the baby. Another mother has just given birth and is given her newborn right after birth for an hour plus additional 5 hr each of the next 3 days. According to Klaus and Kennell's (1972) research study, the second mother will exhibit ______ than the first.

"Very low birth weight" babies weigh less than ______ pound(s).

Evidence indicates that about ______ of all pregnancies are unplanned, and about one fourth of the unintended pregnancies are "mistimed."

Vanessa and her husband are making a birthing plan. Vanessa has read that using pain medications during childbirth can cause newborns to have problems with breastfeeding. Because she wants to avoid these medications, if at all possible, she is choosing the ______ method.

The percentage of low birth weight African American newborns is ______ the rate found in non-Hispanic Whites.

In a study of 600 couples, four types of parents were identified based on the pattern of advantages and disadvantages mentioned in the study. Which of the following scenarios would be labeled as "anti-children?"

When the fifth segment of the X chromosome is missing in males or females, the condition is known as ______ and results in a strange, high pitched cry in babies, along with other more severe symptoms.

Inflammation of the breasts, most commonly caused by blocked milk ducts, is labeled ______.