PSYC 2500H Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Muscle Tone, Postpartum Depression, Infant

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2500H
• Professor: Brenda Smith- Chant

Document Summary

Perinatal environment: the environment surrounding birth: medicaion, delivery pracices, social environment directly ater birth. First stage of labour: the period of the birth process lasing from the irst regular uterine contracion unil the cervix is fully dilated. Second stage of labour: the fetus moves through the birth canal and emerges from the mother"s body (delivery) Third stage of labour: expulsion of the placenta (aterbirth) Bluish from lack of oxygen, latened noses, misshaped foreheads, and bruises from birth, covered in a sicky substance. Neonatal behavioural assessment scale (nbas): a test that assesses a neonate"s neurological integrity and responsiveness to environmental simuli. Medicaions given to mothers to ease pain can, in large doses, interfere with the baby"s development. Natural and prepared childbirth: each involve a delivery in which physical and psychological preparaions for the birth are stressed and medical assistance is minimized. Caesarean secion: surgical delivery of a baby through an incision made in the mother"s abdomen and uterus.