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Acrocyanosis: bluish color of hands and feed
Acupressure: treatment method that involves massage of points along body’s energy pathways
Acupuncture: treatment that involves therapeutic stimulation along body’s energy pathways
with needles
Apgar scoring: assignment of numbers to an assessment of a newborn @ 1 and 5 minutes after
birth
Areola: pigmented tissue around the nipple
Asphyxia: inadequate O2 that causes unconsciousness, without intervention, death
Atony: lack of muscle tone
Bilirubin: yellow or orange product of the breakdown of hemoglobin
Braxton-hicks contraction: painless, ineffective uterine contractions that occur during late
pregnancy
Cervix: low narrow end of the uterus that contains opening
Circumcision: surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis
Colostrum: white to yellowish fluid that precedes breast milk
Counterpressure: application of pressure to the sacrum during contractions
Cradle cap: infant scalp dermatitis manifesting as THINK YELLOWISH scales
Cyanosis: blue discoloration of skin or mucous membranes due to excessive concentration of
deoxyhemoglobin in blood
Dilation: stretching of the opening of the cervix to accommodate childbirth
Ecchymosis: hemorrhagic spot, or bruise, caused by bleeding under the skin and irregularly
formed in blue, purple, or brown patches
Edema: accumulation of excess fluid
Effacement: thinning and shortening of cervix in preparation for childbirth
Effleurage: light massage or stroking, usually on patient’s abdomen, in rhythm with breathing
during contractions
Engagement: entrance of fetal presenting part into the upper pelvic channel or birth canal
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