Pregnancy And Birth Flashcards
Placenta
Wall of uterus.
Provides air and food for the foetus from the mums bloodstream.
Umbilical cord
Tube from placenta to foetus
Amniotic sac
The skin around the foetus.
Amniotic fluid
Protects foetus from bumps and falls in the uterus area.
Mum ➡️ foetus
Oxygen + food
Foetus ➡️ mum
Carbon dioxide + waste
Why is important that their bloods don’t mix?
Would be harmful/affect the development of the foetus.
How long does pregnancy last
40 weeks
What must you not do when you are pregnant
Smoke or drink alcohol and eat a healthy diet.
What do breasts have that produce milk?
Mammary glands
How are identical twins identical?
One egg splits
How are twins that are not identical form?
2 eggs produce and fertilised by different sperms.
1-order of birth
Baby upside down head on cervix.
2nd-order of birth
Amnion breaks/water breaks
3rd-order of birth
Muscles of uterus walls contracts.