Self-assessment
the process of examining your personal qualities
Emotional maturity
the ability to understand and act on your own emotions at an adult level of development
Death
what teens have a higher risk of during pregnancy and birth
Health problems faced during pregnancy by teens
1. Obesity2. Painful bones and teeth3. High blood pressure
Social risk
teens dropping out of school, abusing or neglecting their child
Cost of give birth
$6,000 OR MORE
Cost to raise child for year
$10,000 or more
Four good reasons for parenting
love children; pass on a tradition; pass on the last name; more fulfilling for those who are married
Four bad reasons for parenting
to please someone else; to prove you are an adult; For emotional benefits; for respect and status
Mother and Father provide
23 chromosomes each
Identical twins
same sex and look alike
Fraternal twins
can be opposite sex and look different
Bad diet during pregnancy
increased risk of depression; increased rick of having babies with few brain cells; increased risk of baby having a low birth weight
Normal weight gain
25-30 pounds
Last months weight gain
1 pound per week
Leg and ankle swelling
caused by the extra amount of blood in the body
good fast foods
string cheese; yogurt; baby carrots
milk servings for teens
4 servings
Parenting
providing care, support, and guidance that can lead to a child's healthy development
Biological parents
parents to which a child is born t
Step-parents
the new parent a child gains when one of their parents remarry
Adoptive parents
accept legal responsibility for children who were not born to them, raising them as their own
Foster parents
accept temporary responsibility for children who would not have a safe, secure home
Caregivers
people is parenting roles who care for and guide children
Extended family
relatives other than parents and children
single-parent family
one parent and children
blended family
single parent marries another person and families are combined
nuclear family
a mother, a father, and one or more children
Infertility
when a couple is unable to have children
fetal alcohol syndrome
a condition in a child that results from alcohol exposure during the mother's pregnancy.
Stillbirth
if a fetus dies before the 20th week of pregnancy
conception
when a sperm fertilizes an egg
abstinence
only method of birth control that is 100 percent effective
surrogate mother
woman who becomes pregnant for someone else
Fetal alcohol syndrome
causes brain damage and growth problems. The problems caused vary from child to child, but defects caused by fetal alcohol syndrome are not reversible.
Hemophilia
bleeding disorder, hereditary, bruises easily and does not clot easily
Asperger's
disorder related to autism, higher than average intellectual ability, impaired social skills
Dyslexia
range of difficulties that go way beyond literacy
Spina Bifida
incomplete development of the spinal cord and its covering
Hemihypertrophy
cells on one side aren't able to stop growing
Rubella
contagious virus infection, best known by its rash
Down Syndrome
occurs when a person has an extra copy of chromosome 21
Autism Spectrum Disorder
developmental disability dealing with social interaction and communicating
sperm
the male cell that is required for conception
three stages of labor
1. contractions open cervix2. baby is born3. placenta is expelled
apgar
scale used to evaluate baby's physical condition to see if there are any immediate problems
factors rated on apgar
heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflexes, color
how to bond
room in with baby, skin to skin contact