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PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH

Understand the signs, terms, and stages of pregnancy with helpful insights on prenatal care, medical tests, delivery options, and postnatal care. Familiarize yourself with common terminologies and the role of medical specialists in ensuring a healthy pregnancy journey. Learn about the stages of labor, common medications, Lamaze breathing techniques, and assessment tools like the Apgar scale. Stay informed on the importance of lactation and making informed decisions for a smooth pregnancy and childbirth experience.

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PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH

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  1. PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH

  2. SIGNS OF PREGNANCY • MISSED PERIOD • TENDERNESS IN BREAST • FREQUENT URINATION • MORNING SICKNESS

  3. PREGNANCY TERM • IS BASED ON A 40 WEEK DEVELOPMENT • 10 MONTHS TOTAL • FIRST MONTH WE DON’T COUNT DUE TO THE FACT OF NOT KNOWING • REFERRED TO THREE SECTIONS CALLED TRIMESTERS

  4. CELL FORMATION • FERTILIZATION/CONCEPTION IS WHEN THE SPERM AND THE EGG MEET. • OCCURS IN THE TOP 1/3 PART OF THE FALLOPIAN TUBES • STARTS AS A ZYGOTE, THEN A BLASTOCYST. • TRAVELS TOWARDS THE UTERUS

  5. CHROMOSOMES • EGG CARRIES 23 • SPERM CARRIES 23 • TOGETHER MAKE UP 46 CHROMOSONES IN THE FETUS • MALE CARRIES THE X OR Y • FEMALE CARRIES X • GIRL XX • BOY XY

  6. EMBRYO • IT IS CALLED AN EMBRYO FROM THE TIME OF IMPLANTATION TO 8 WEEKS • LENGTH IS 1/3

  7. FETUS • TIME FRAME FROM 8 WEEKS TO BIRTH OF THE BABY • EVERYTHING FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARMS, FINGER, LEGS, TOES,4 CHAMBERED HEART AND FACIAL FEATURES DEVELOP. • LENGTH OF THE BABY GOES FROM 1 INCH TO 21 INCHES

  8. TERMINOLOGY • VERNIX: WHITE, WAXY SUBSTANCE THAT COVERS THE BABY, • ECTOPIC PREGNANCY: IMPLANTATION OF A FERTILIZED EGG OUTSIDE THE UTERUS • BRAXTON HICKS: FALSE LABOR PAINS • WOMB: HOUSING UNIT FOR THE FETUS

  9. TERMINOLOGY CONT.. • PLACENTA: LARGE DISK LIKE ORGAN THAT SUPPLIES THE FETUS WITH OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS.

  10. Amniotic Sac A thin membrane filled with fluid in which the developing baby floats. Two functions: Protection Temperature control

  11. UMBILICAL CORD • ROPE LIKE STRUCTURE THAT SERVES AS A PASSAGEWAY FOR THE FETUS TO RECEIVE: NUTRIENTS & BLOOD • ALSO IS THE PASSAGEWAY FOR WASTE TO LEAVE THE FETUS BACK TO THE MOTHER.

  12. PRENATAL CARE • MONITORS THE PROCESS OF PREGNANCY • WATCHES THE MOTHERS WEIGHT, SUGAR LEVELS, URINE SAMPLES • MONITORS THE GROWTH OF THE BABY & HEART RATE • ***SHOULD BEGIN AS SOON AS PREGNANCY IS DETERMINED

  13. MEDICAL SPECIALIST • OBSTETRICIAN: DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN CARE OF A PREGNANT WOMEN AND THE DEVELOPING FETUS • GYNECOLOGIST: DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN CARE OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

  14. MIDWIFE • MIDWIFE: REGISTERED NURSE WHO IS TRAINED IN PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH

  15. STAGES OF BIRTH (LABOR) • 1ST STAGE: • Contractions and dilation of cervix to 10 cm • 2ND STAGE • BIRTH OF BABY • 3RD STAGE • BIRTH OF THE PLACENTA (after-birth)

  16. COMMON MEDICINES EPIDURAL: A SHOT GIVEN IN THE SPINE TO NUMB THE BODY FROM THE WASTE DOWN.

  17. EPISIOTOMY • SURGEON WILL CUT THE PERINIUM TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF TEARING DURING THE BIRTH PROCESS

  18. LAMAZE • BREATHING METHODS USED DURING THE DELIVERY PROCESS TO REDIRECT THE FOCUS FROM THE PAIN.

  19. MEDICAL TEST • AMNIOCENTESIS: A REMOVAL OF AMNIOTIC FLUID WITH A NEEDLE FROM THE AMNIOTIC SAC. • USED TO DETECT CHROMOSOME DISORDERS

  20. MEDICAL TEST CONT… • ULTRASOUND • TEST USING SOUNDWAVES TO DEPICT AN IMAGE OF THE DEVELOPING FETUS • USUALLY PERFORMED AT 10 WEEKS ON

  21. TYPES OF DELIVERIES • VAGINAL BIRTH: BABY COMES DOWN THROUGH THE BIRTH CANAL • CESAREAN BIRTH: BIRTH OF THE BABY THROUGH THE ABDOMEN • BREECH BIRTH • HIPS TO SMALL • EMERGENCY ( BABY OR MOM IN DISTRESS)

  22. APGAR SCALE • IS AN ASSESSMENT TEST ON A SCALE OF 1-10 • PERFORMED BY A PEDIATRICIAN • 7 OR HIGHER INDICATES BABY IN GOOD CONDITION • 4 TO 6 BABY MAY NEED ASSISTANCE • UNDER A 4 BABY MAY NEED LIFE SAVING TECHNIQUES

  23. LACTATION • ALSO KNOWN AS BREAST FEEDING

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