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Navarra EMT 37

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After Birth   The placenta and other tissue that are expelled after the delivery of the fetus  
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Amniotic Sac   A thin, transparent membrane that forms the sac that holds the fetus  
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Antepartum   The period of pregnancy prior to the onset of labor  
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Bloody Show   The mucus and blood that are expelled from the Vagina as labor begins  
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Breech Birth   A common abnormality of delivery in which the fetal buttocks are first to come out.  
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Cervix   the neck of the uterus  
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Crowning   The stage in delivery when the fetal head presents at the Vagina  
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Fallopian tubes   Thin, flexible structures that extend from the uterus to the ovaries.  
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Fetus   The child in the uterus from the 3rd month of pregnancy to birth  
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intrapartum   The period of time from the onset of labor todelivery  
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Labor   the process of a child coming out of the Vagina  
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Limb presentation   When the arm or leg presents itself first out of the vagina  
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Meconium staining   the brownish or yellowish stain that comes from the bowels of the fetus  
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miscarriage   When the fetus dies inside of the uterus  
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Multiple Birth   the delivery of more than one baby  
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neonate   a child from birth to one month of age  
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nuchal cord   an umbilical cord that is wrapped around the fetus neck  
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obsteric   Having to do with childbirth  
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ovaries   the female gonads or sex glands  
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perineum   the skin between the vagina and anus  
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placenta   fetus is able to get rid of waste during pregnancy  
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post maturity syndrome   when the fetus extends beyond 42 weeks  
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post partum   the period following delivery of the infant  
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post partum hemorrhage   loss of 500 ml or more after delivery  
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postern pregnancy   pregnancy that last longer than 42 weeks  
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precipitous delivery   birth of a baby less than 3 hours  
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pregnancy-induced hypertension   BP 146/90 2 times, 6 hours apart  
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premature infant   infant wighs less than 5 pounds, or born before 38 weeks  
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premature rupture membrane   rupture of the membrane before 38 weeks  
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preterm labor   labor that happens after the 20th week but before the 38th  
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prolapsed cord   the umbilical cord comes out before the head  
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shoulder Dystocia   The fetal shoulders are bigger than the head  
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Spontaneous abortion   The baby dies before 20 weeks  
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Supine hypotensive syndrome   When the female lays on her back BP goes up  
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Umbilical Cord   Cord that nourishes the baby  
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Uterus   Female reproductive system that contains eggs  
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Vagina   The passageway for the fetus  
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