FETAL RESPONSE

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N., Pam M.S.
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the response of the baby to the environmental conditions and includes an increase in heart rate when the mother smokes or is under stress. See prenatal influence.

FETAL RESPONSE: "The foetal response is in relation to what the mother does."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. CARDIOVASCULAR REACTIVITY
  2. FETAL-MATERNAL EXCHANGE
  3. BIRTH TRAUMA
  4. STAIRCASE PHENOMENON
  5. FETAL INFECTION
  6. SITUATIONAL DETERMINANTS
  7. TACHYCARDIA
  8. ARHINENCCPHALIA ARRHYTHMIA
  9. STRESS INCONTINENCE
  10. RESPONSE STRENGTH
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "FETAL RESPONSE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/fetal-response/ (accessed January 19, 2021).
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