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3.02 Child Dev Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Folate | A B vitamin found in healthy foods that helps the body make new cells and DNA |
| Folic acid | A man-made form of folate added to foods and vitamins |
| Gestational diabetes | Diabetes that develops during pregnancy when the baby can not control blood sugar |
| High Blood pressure | When blood pressure is to high, which can cause problems in pregnancy |
| Insulin | A hormone that helps move sugar from the blood into cells for energy |
| Listeriosis | A serious infection from contaminated food that can harm unborn babies |
| Miscarriage | The loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks |
| Placenta previa | When the placenta covers part or all of the cervix during pregnancy |
| Preeclampsia | A serious pregnancy condition with high blood pressure and organ stress |
| Preterm Labor | Labor that starts to early, before 37 weeks |
| Soft cheese | Cheese with high moisture; unpasteurized types can be unsafe in pregnancy |
| Still/birth Still/Born | When a baby dies after 20 weeks of pregnancy or during birth |
| Unpasteurized | Food that has not been heated to kill germs |