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Period of ovulation in days
28
The root the ovum travels
Ovary>fallopian tube>uterus
What happens to unfertilized ova?
Disintegrates and leaves the body through menstrual period
Human gestation period in days/months
288 days-9 months
Why ovum we fertilized by only ones sperm?
Biochemical reaction
3 steps of prenatal development-names
1) germinal period (day 8-14)
2) embryo period (week 2-week 8)
3) fetal period (week 9-week 38)
Day->day/week->week when heart beat begins
Week 4
% of blastula fail to implant
50%
% rate for zygote survival
25%
4 stages of baby from conception
1) zygote
2) blastula
3) embryo
4) fetus
How blastula attach to uterus
Connects with villi
Why pregnancy prevents menstruation & consequences if it didn’t
It would all flood out through menstrual period which would cause biochemical reaction
Important fetal development in weeks 5->8
Baby has mouth, nose, eyes, ears, buds appear.
Sexual differentiation in what weeks?
Week 7 and 8
Fetal development in weeks 12 -> 16
- external sex organs
- bones and muscles begin to develop
What fetus can do at 16 weeks?
Fetus can do summer skate, move arms and legs, swallow, urinate, and make fists
What is age of viability and what does it mean?
The age at which a premature baby can survive outside of the uterus. The age of viability occurs sometime between 22 and 26 weeks
Safest ages to have babies?
Age 16-35
Risks of having babies after age 40?
Your risk of pregnancy complications, such as high blood pressure and gestational diabete. Greater chance of having a Down syndrome baby
Why are doctors concerned about low birth weight babies?
Their brain and lungs may not be fully developed not their immune system.
Hours of it delivery for first pregnancy?
8-14 hours for first pregnancy
5 reasons moms may get post partum depression?
- Lack of sleep
- dramatic drop in hormones
- lack of interest in the baby
- withdrawal from interacting with others
- constant feeling of being overwhelmed.
3 major goals in order that parent have for children & explain each
1) survival: to live long enough to have their own babies and to experience life
2) economic self-sufficiency: foster skills and to be successful on adult skills
3) self-actualization: foster capacities for maximizing other cultural values
A list of positive lifestyle choices before/during becoming pregnant
Before
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