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| How fast can sperm swim an hour? |
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| What is the best position to get pregnant? |
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| Acrosome (head), midpiece, tail |
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| thin gelatinous layer that surrounds the egg |
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| The enzyme secreted by the sperm as it swarms around the egg |
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| What the conceptus is called for the first 8 weeks of gestation; happens when the blastocyst implants into the wall of uterus |
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| name of conceptus after 8 weeks until birth |
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| outside nervous system and skin |
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| Disgestive and respiratory system |
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| Disgestive and respiratory system |
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| between the exctoderm and endoderm (muscles, skeleton, connective tissue, reproductive and circulatory systems) |
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| about four days after conception |
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| mass of tissue that surrounds the conceptus earl in development and nurtures its growth |
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| Human Chronic Gonadotropin (hCG) |
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| a hormone manufactured by the placenta |
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| formed during the fifth week of embryonic development |
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| Maintains the fetus at a constant temperature and cushions it against possible injury |
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| How long before vital organs develop? |
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| First Trimester: Physical |
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| hormonal surges, breasts swell and tingle, frequent urination, morning sickness, vaginal discharges, feelings of fatigue and sleepiness (due to high levels of progesterone) |
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| First Trimester: Emotional |
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| women who desire pregnancy are less anxious, low income=depression, women with support are less likely to get depressed, women are anxious about miscarriages |
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| Second Trimester: Physical problems |
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| constipation, nosebleeds, edema, colostrum |
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| Swelling/water retention in the hands face wrist ankles, and feet |
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| a thin amber or yellow fluid may come out of the nipples beginning about the 19th week |
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| Braxon Hicks Contractions |
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| Average infant birth weight |
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| How much does each thing weigh in pregnancy? |
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placenta-1 pound
amniotic fluid-2 pounds
enlargement of uterus-2 pounds
enlargement of the breasts- 1.5 pounds
additional fat&water- 8 more pounds
(21 total) |
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| Fathers experiences in Pregnancy |
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| some men experience pregnancy symptoms such as: indigestion, gastritus, nausea, change in appetite, and headaches |
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| Nutrition duing pregnancy |
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| pregnant women must have: protein, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, vitamin A, and iron |
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| Effects of substances taken during pregnancy |
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alcohol: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
cocaine: associated with increased risk of premature birth
cigarette smoke: largest and most consistent effects on children of white women
Synthetic hormones: mascualization
x-rays: damaging to fetus
Excessive Vitamin A: cleft palate |
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| wide subpubicarch; oval at the inlet...best/perfect pelvis |
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| Flattened inlet, prominent sacrum...flatter than Gynecoid |
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| oval on long axis; slightly narrow and too long the other way |
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| longest/most painful stage, discharge of mucus plug, 2 to 24 hours |
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| Delivery...babies head begins to move into the vagina or birth canal |
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| Incision in perineum(skin behind the vagina) |
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| Delivery of the Placenta Sac |
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| vertical incision, 6 week revocery, done if the chord prolapse |
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| the inability to conceive for 1 year or more...happens to 53 couples in the US |
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| What ages is it easiest to be pregnant? |
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| Different Ways to deal with infertility |
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| In vitro, gamete intrafallopian transfer, zygote intrafallopian transfer, Artificial Insemination, Embryo Transplants, surrogate mothers |
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