Exam 9: Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth

The U.S.Supreme Court case in 1973 that legalized abortion was ________.

Discuss the fetal development through the three trimesters of pregnancy.

________ is a method of abortion used early in the pregnancy in which a small tube is inserted through the cervix to extract the contents of the uterus.

Although the chances of pregnancy during lactation (breastfeeding) may be reduced, it is far from a sure method of contraception.

In the U.S.and many other industrialized nations, the number of C-section births has been steadily rising, but the number of natural childbirth complications has not.

In health class, Greg learns about sperm production, including the fact that sperm cells are produced in the testicles.

Among women of childbearing age in the U.S., over 4 million define themselves as "voluntarily childless."

The term quickening refers to when ________.

If Cindy is like most women, she will experience ________ after the termination of an unwanted pregnancy

The abortion procedure used in the second trimester is called ________.

Preterm birth, also known as ________, is the birth of a fetus well before the nine-month pregnancy period is complete.

In an effort to become pregnant after many years of trying, more and more couples are turning to ________, which involves the removal of mature eggs from a female's ovary and fertilizing them with sperm in a laboratory before surgically implanting them in the woman's uterus.

A ________ is usually a woman who has been trained in most aspects of pregnancy, labor, and delivery but is not a physician or registered nurse.

________ are hospital-like facilities with basic medical care equipment, that feature a home-like setting and have, as their primary focus, a natural, family- centered approach to the birth process.

Miranda got her first period at age 13.She discovers that the term used to describe a girl's first menstrual period is ________.

Sue wonders if she will ever get pregnant.Her odds of getting pregnant are 1 in 5 from a single act of intercourse.

Rachel's fallopian tubes are blocked.Her doctor suggests she consider IVF because this procedure is typically used when a woman's fallopian tubes are blocked or missing.

About 20% of infertility is due to ________in women.

Women, on average, release one egg each month, a process called ________.

Any substance ingested by a pregnant woman that can cause a fetal abnormality is called a ________.