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3. Oligohydramnios, which happens in 4 to 8 percent of pregnancies, refers to a ___________
condition where there is too much fluid surrounding the baby. ___________

4. In four to five percent of pregnancies, the amniotic sac may be infected with bacteria. ___________
5. In chorioamnionitis case, the baby will also likely take medication once born.
6. A sudden onset to high blood pressure and swelling during pregnancy is known as ___________
eclampsia.
7. If it is not treated properly, mothers may have seizures in their pregnancy which will ___________
require immediate delivery of the baby.
8. Gestational diabetes is a condition when the production of insulin in the mother’s ___________

body cannot keep up with the higher demand which causes increased blood sugar. ___________
9. Another complication which infects 2 in 100 pregnancies is placenta previa. ___________
10. Placenta previa can be managed with medication to prevent more bleeding.

Watch another video about birth complications. After watching the video, complete the
following information with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

Birth Complications Information
 Breech presentation is a (2) _______________.
 It is where the baby is not facing the (3) _______________ for vaginal birth.
(1) ________________
 In breech presentation, the baby’s head is in the (4) __________________ of
the mother’s abdomen.

 This complication is a very common condition in vaginal birth known as (6)
__________.
 It is where the baby is squeezed through the birth canal and some swellings
(5) ____________________
occurs under the scalp, forming a (7) ________________.

 The two (8) ________________ called fontanelle are where the bones have not
been merged yet.
 This is a severe complication where the (10) _________________ are ruptured
under the scalp.
(9) _____________________  The gathering of blood forms (11) ___________ under the baby’s scalp.

 This happens in about (12) ______________of newly born babies by vacuum.

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