Pregnancy
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Signs of
Pregnancy
-Absence of menstruation
-Fatigue
-Enlarged and tender breasts
-Nausea
-Bloating
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Pregnancy
Tests
-Today’s pregnancy tests can offer results in
minutes
-Home pregnancy tests and laboratory
pregnancy tests done by a healthcare provider
-These detect a hormone
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Medical
Specialists
-Obstetrician: doctors who specialize in
delivering babies
-Registered midwife: trained to care for
women with low-risk pregnancies and to
deliver their babies
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First OB
Exam -The first visit is important
-Questions about menstrual history, other
pregnancies, diseases, genetic problems, parents
smoke/drink/STD’s
-Doctors weigh woman, take blood pressure (to detect
anemia), urine tests, exams (ex. pelvic, pap)
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Prenatal
Development -Prenatal development begins at the
moment of conception and ends at birth
-3 stages: zygote, embryo, fetus
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Prenatal
Development
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Prenatal
Development
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Prenatal
Development
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Prenatal
Development
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Body During
Pregnancy
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The First
Trimester
-Weight gain is minimal
-Increase in breasts and
abdomen
-Pressure on bladder,
resulting in more frequent
urination
-Changing hormones
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The Second
Trimester -Quickening: feeling the baby move (can help
determine due date)
-Weight gain accelerates
-Centre of gravity changes
-Ligaments stretch to prepare for birth
-Backaches, constipation, heartburn, bleeding
gums, leg cramps, mood swings
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The Third
Trimester -Added weight
-Hemorrhoids, varicose veins,
swollen ankles and feet can be
common
-Shortness of breath
-Lightening: fetus drops lower
in the abdomen
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WARNING
Certain symptoms need to be reported immediately such
SIGNS
as:
1. Vaginal bleeding
2. Burning urination - this can be a Urinary Tract
Infection, which can be harmful to the baby
3. Chills and fever (signs of infection)
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Ultrasound
-Most common procedure during pregnancy
-Video image with sound waves
-Sonogram: two-dimensional picture of the fetus
-Can detect more than one fetus, defects in fetal
organs, position of baby, gender, due date
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Amniocentesis
-Amniocentesis: drawing fluid from the amniotic
sac by inserting a needle into the mother’s
abdomen
-Test is done from 15-18 weeks of pregnancy
-Tests for genetic and chromosome disorders
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Multiple
Marker -Screening for certain birth
Screening defects
Tests -15-18 weeks of pregnancy
-Likelihood is given, NOT
proven
-HCG: Likelihood of having
a baby with down syndrome
-MSAFP: low level can
indicate down syndrome,
high level can indicate
another defect
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Chorionic
Villus -First test for birth defect
Sampling -10th/11th week
-Fragments of the placenta are removed from
the uterus through a tube
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Miscarriages
-Most occur during the first 12 weeks of
pregnancy
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