Question

complications of pregnancy

• most pregnancies result in the birth of a healthy baby
• 70 percent of births occur through ______ delivery
• complications can result in a cesarean delivery made through an incision in the mothers abdomen
• premature birth → takes place at least three weeks before the due date
• miscarriage → spontaneous expulsion of a fetus occurring before the twentieth week of pregnancy
• stillbirth → delivery of a fetus that has died after the ______ week of pregnancy
• complications can be caused by a medical reason or drug use
• gestational hypertension → high ______ pressure during pregnancy usually occurs after the

twentieth week of pregnancy

• pre-eclampsia → high blood pressure, swelling, and large amounts of ______ in urine

○ can prevent placenta from getting enough blood to nourish fetus
○ treatment: reducing blood pressure through bed rest or medication

• ectopic pregnancy → results when a ______ implants not in the uterus but in fallopian

tube, abdomen, ovary or cervix

• impossible for fetus to receive nourishment and grow
• cannot lead to birth of a ______ fetus
• number one cause of death in women in the first trimester of pregnancy

childbirth

• step 1: ______
• begins with \water breaking\ or mild muscle contractions
• contractions become regular, stronger and closer together
• causes cervix to dilate, or widen
• step 2: delivery
• begins when cervix is fully dilated (10 cm./4 in.)
• mother pushes with ______ to help the baby through the birth canal and from the

mothers body

• baby takes first breath and cries to clear its lungs of amniotic fluid
• step 3: afterbirth
• placenta still attached to baby-umbilical cord is cut
• weaker contractions continue until the afterbirth (______) is pushed from the

mothers body

Explanation:

• For the first blank in "70 percent of births occur through ______ delivery", the common and natural way of birth is vaginal delivery.
• For "stillbirth → delivery of a fetus that has died after the ______ week of pregnancy", stillbirth is defined as fetal death after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
• "gestational hypertension → high ______ pressure during pregnancy" is about blood pressure as hypertension relates to blood pressure.
• "pre - eclampsia → high blood pressure, swelling, and large amounts of ______ in urine", pre - eclampsia is associated with protein in the urine.
• "ectopic pregnancy → results when a ______ implants not in the uterus", it is the fertilized egg (zygote/embryo) that implants.
• "cannot lead to birth of a ______ fetus", in ectopic pregnancy, the fetus cannot develop properly so it's a healthy (viable) fetus that can't be born.
• "Step 1: ______" in childbirth, the first stage is labor.
• "mother pushes with ______ to help the baby", it's abdominal muscles (or more specifically, the mother uses abdominal and uterine muscle contractions, but abdominal is a key part).
• "afterbirth (______) is pushed", the afterbirth is the placenta.

Answer:

vaginal, 20th, blood, protein, fertilized egg (or embryo/zygote), healthy (or viable), Labor, abdominal muscles, placenta