SIGNS OF PREGNANCY Food Cravings Headache Bloated Overall Tiredness Backaches SoreSwollen Breasts Implantation Bleeding MISSED PERIOD Nausea Morning Sickness URINE TEST BLOOD TEST ID: 780428
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PREGNANCY
“The Miracle of Life”
Slide2SIGNS OF PREGNANCY
Food Cravings
Headache
Bloated
Overall TirednessBackachesSore/Swollen BreastsImplantation Bleeding
MISSED PERIODNausea “Morning Sickness”
Slide3URINE TESTBLOOD TEST
ULTRASOUND
WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR?????
Pregnancy Tests
HCG:
Human chorionic gonadotropin
Slide4https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFrVmDgh4v4
HUMAN FERTILIZATION
Slide5The Beginning of the Life Cycle
Slide6FERTILIZATION
-Occurs in the Fallopian Tube
-Begins to undergo cell division.
Slide7ZYGOTE
United Egg and Sperm
Slide8CELL DIVISION
Original Cell divides.
Becomes an EMBRYO
Always dividing until 9 weeks
Slide9The Blastocyst
50-100 cells
Sphere with a hollow center
5 days
Slide10Implantation
Process of attachment to the uterine wall
Slide11DEVELOPMENT IN THE UTERUS
Slide12Fluid filled bag
Protects embryo/fetus
AMNIOTIC SAC
Slide13Oxygen, nutrients, blood from mother
Dangerous substances as well.
Afterbirth
PLACENTA
Slide14After 25 days develops
Ropelike
Lifeline
Carry nutrients/ remove waste.
UMBILICAL CORD
Slide15EMBRYO
FETUS
FETUS:
Start of 3
rd
month
til
Birth
Slide16Slide17High Frequency Sound Waves used to create images
ULTRASOUND
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Slide30Slide31Slide32STAYING HEALTHY DURING PREGNANCY
Slide33PROPER NUTRITION
Pregnant women need to eat an extra 300 calories per day.
Diet should include essential nutrients especially FOLIC ACID.
Pre-natal vitamins!
Slide34EXERCISE
Reduces the risk of gestational diabetes.
Always get doctors approval.
Prepares for labor.
Slide35AVOIDING ALCOHOL & DRUGS
Can harm or kill baby
Even in small amounts.
Consult doctor before taking any medication including cold medicine.
Slide36AVOID ENVIRONMENTAL HAZZARDS
X-rays
Lead
Mercury- raw fish
Cat Litter
Slide37COMPLICATIONS
Slide38ECTOPIC PREGNANCY
The blastocyst implants in the fallopian tube or somewhere else in the abdomen.
The embryo cannot develop normally and may put the mother’s life at risk.
Surgery is necessary.
Slide39MISCARRIAGE
The death of an embryo or fetus in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Usually occurs in the first trimester.
Slide40PREECLAMPSIA
High blood pressure during pregnancy that prevents the fetus from receiving the necessary oxygen.
Usually treated with bed rest.
Slide41GESTATIONAL DIABETES
Diabetes in a pregnant woman.
Develops later in pregnancy and may cause the fetus to grow too large.
Discovered via Glucose Testing
Slide42PREMATURE BIRTH
Delivery of the baby before the 37th week.
The earlier the birth, the greater the chance of problems.
23 weeks and older have been known to survive.
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