Introduction to Prenatal Development & Exploring the First Trimester
What are the Three-Time Periods in Pregnancy?
first trimester, second trimester, and third trimester
What is a Miscarriage?
When you have a miscarriage, your embryo or fetus is spontaneously expelled from your uterus before you're 20 weeks pregnant. You'll have symptoms including heavy bleeding and abdominal cramps, sometimes for a few days or longer.
What is a Still Birth?
A stillbirth is the death or loss of a baby before or during delivery. Both miscarriage and stillbirth describe pregnancy loss, but they differ according to when the loss occurs.
Name Three Common Birth Defects?
Down syndrome
Heart defects
Spinal bifida
Cleft lip/palate
Neural tube defects
Missing body parts/organs
Offer Three Suggestions For Coping With The Loss of A Pregnancy?
-Allow yourself to express your emotions. Miscarriage is like losing a loved one, which comes with a roller coaster of emotions ranging from sadness to despair.
-Rely on friends and loved ones for help
-Find a support group
-Seek spiritual guidance
-Talk with a therapist
How Long Does Each Trimester Last?
About 13 weeks
Explain How the Placenta and Umbilical Cord Support the Developing Baby?
The placenta helps to keep your baby alive and healthy during pregnancy. Your blood passes through the placenta and provides oxygen, glucose and nutrients to your baby through the umbilical cord. The placenta can also filter out harmful waste and carbon dioxide from your baby's blood.
Name Three Risk Factors That May Increase The Chance of Miscarriage?
Chronic conditions
Smoking, alcohol and illicit drug use
Uterine or cervical problems
Underdeveloped
Previous miscarriages
Name Two Environmental Causes of Birth Defects?
An environmental cause can include drugs, alcohol abuse, or a disease the mother has that can increase the chance for the baby to be born with a birth defect. x-rays, chemical exposure, etc.
Give Three Reasons Why You Are Learning About Prenatal Developement?
Pre-Pregnancy and prenatal care can help prevent complications and inform women about important steps they can take to protect their infant and ensure a healthy pregnancy. With regular prenatal care women can: Reduce the risk of pregnancy complications
Explain What Developement Occurs in the First Trimester?
All major systems and organs begin to form
What is the Function of Amniotic Fluid?
Amniotic fluid surrounds the growing fetus in the womb and protects the fetus from injury and temperature changes. It also allows for freedom of fetal movement and permits musculoskeletal development.
During the third trimester, your fetus continues to grow in size and weight. The lungs are still maturing, and the fetus begins to position itself head down. By the end of the third trimester, the fetus is about 19 to 21 inches long and weighs, on average, 6 to 9 pounds.
Explain How Genetic Birth Defects Can Occur?
Certain medical conditions, such as being obese or having uncontrolled diabetes before and during pregnancy. Having someone in your family with a birth defect. A genetic defect occurs at the formation of the chromosomes.
Name Three Types of Prenatal Tests?
Screening, anatomy scan, blood tests, genetic testing, ultrasound, etc.
What are the Three Stages of Prenatal Development?
germinal, embryonic, and fetal
Explain What Developement Occurs in the Second Trimester?
The fetus kicks, moves and can turn from side to side. The eyes have been gradually moving to the front of the face, and the ears have moved from the neck to the sides of the head. The fetus can hear your voice.
What Is An Ectopic Pregnancy?
a pregnancy in which the fetus develops outside the uterus, typically in a fallopian tube.
When Does A Premature Birth Occur?
Premature (also known as preterm) birth is when a baby is born too early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy have been completed.
Explain How Prenatal Tests Help Mothers?
Prenatal tests are tests done during pregnancy to check a woman's health and her baby's. They can detect conditions that can put a baby at risk for problems like preterm birth if they're not treated. Tests also can help health care providers find things like a birth defect or a chromosomal abnormality
What Happens at the Beginning of Each Stage?
Germinal- the zygote begins to divide in order to implant into the uterine wall
Embryonic- once the zygote is implanted in the uterine wall. It lasts from the third through the eighth week after conception
Fetal- Within 24 hours after fertilization, the egg that will become your baby rapidly divides into many cells. By the eighth week of pregnancy, the embryo develops into a fetus
What Makes the Second Trimester the "Turning Point For The Mother And The Fetus"?
You will usually begin to feel better and start showing the pregnancy more. Your fetus has now developed all its organs and systems and will now begin growing in length and weight.
What Is Done When an Ectopic Pregnancy Occurs?
to prevent life-threatening complications, the ectopic tissue needs to be removed. Depending on your symptoms and when the ectopic pregnancy is discovered, this may be done using medication, laparoscopic surgery or abdominal surgery.
What Problems Do The Tiniest Babies Typically Face?
The earlier a baby is born, the higher the risk of death or serious disability. In 2020 [PDF – 176 KB], preterm birth and low birth weight accounted for about 16% of infant deaths.
What Are The Statistics of Child Loss?
Children aged 1-4 years
Number of deaths: 3,816
Deaths per 100,000 population: 25.0