circulation which includes the umbilical cord‚ and the vessels within the placenta that carries the fetal blood. Basically the placenta is doing the work that the baby’s lungs will do after it is born. The placenta accepts the bluest blood (which is the blood with the least oxygen in it) from the fetus which flows through the vessels‚ then through the umbilical cord. As it picks up more oxygen‚ it then turns red as it goes through the placenta.
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The Four Stages of Labor There are four stages of labor. First Stage of Labor Thinning (effacement) and opening (dilation) of the cervix During the first stage of labor‚ contractions help your cervix to thin and begin to open. This is called effacement and dilation. As your cervix dilates‚ your health care provider will measure the opening in centimeters. One centimeter is a little less than half an inch. During this stage‚ your cervix will widen to about 10 centimeters. This first stage of labor
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abdominal muscles) are separated in the middle to reveal the uterus. An incision is made in the uterus – also low and near the pubic bone – to elevate the baby and deliver it through the uterine and skin incisions. The placenta is also removed through these incisions. Once the baby and placenta are delivered‚ the uterus and remainder of the tissues are closed. The skin is closed with either staples or dissolvable sutures placed beneath the
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School of Health & Social Care Reflection of experience as a Student Nurse Every student has their own experience as a college student that they will never forget in life. Just like me as a student nurse‚ I also have my own experience and that was exciting. In that time when I was in Semester 3 at Hospital Kulai‚ Johor I got posting in pre and post natal ward. For the first I came in ward‚ my clinical instructor ask me to do assignment. She told me to choose any patients as long as not
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achieved before embryo can attach to the uterus - Development of embryo within confinement of the zona pellucida - Hatching of the embryonic cells (blastocyst) from the ZP - Formation of extra embryonic membranes (e.g placenta) - Maternal recognition of the pregnancy B. Embryo - Refers to the early period of development in which no distinct anatomical structure has formed. C. Fetus - Defined as potential offspring that
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RUNNGING HEAD: The Prenatal Period The Prenatal Period: 3 Stages and Drugs Kelsey Fitzmaurice Introduction to Psychology Abstract The Prenatal Period last about nine months and consists of three different stages. The first stage is Germinal then Embryonic and finally the fetal stage. The baby goes through many different developmental changes during the prenatal period. Each stage brings new developments to a great bundle of life we call our baby. Ovulation is the release of an ovum
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Marie Wilson‚ a 34-year-old client who is gravida 4‚ para 3‚ is transferred to the postpartum unit 2 hours after a prolonged 14-hour labor and forceps delivery of a male infant weighing 9 lb‚ 2 oz. The placenta was intact upon delivery. The labor and delivery nurse reports that Marie was catheterized for 600 ml of yellow urine just before delivery. Her record indicates that she had a repair of a 4th degree laceration. A postpartum assessment reveals that her vital signs are stable: blood pressure
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21 520 Chapter 21 Growth and Development Growth and Development Outline PRENATAL PERIOD‚ 522 Fertilization to Implantation‚ 522 Periods of Development‚ 527 Formation of the Primary Germ Layers‚ 527 Histogenesis and Organogenesis‚ 527 Birth Defects‚ 530 BIRTH‚ OR PARTURITION‚ 530 Stages of Labor‚ 530 POSTNATAL PERIOD‚ 530 Infancy‚ 533 Childhood‚ 534 Adolescence and Adulthood‚ 534 Older Adulthood‚ 535 EFFECTS OF AGING‚ 536 Skeletal System‚ 536 Integumentary System (Skin)
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individuals. There are four different types of twins. The first is fraternal twins that either never divided or divides within the first four days and have two separate amniotic sacs and placentas. This is included for almost all fraternal twins. The second is Identical twins that share the same placenta‚ but have two amniotic sacs. This occurs when the embryo splits in 4-8 days and is most likely to occur in 60-70% of all identical twin pregnancies. The third is also identical twins that share
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Ch1. In Hmong tradition how does childbirth differ from here in America. The traditional childbirth in Hmong has countless different aspects compared to those here in America. In the beginning of chapter 1 Fadiman was able to describe the birthing process that takes place in the highlands of northwest Laos. One of the innumerable traditions that is mentioned in this chapter is the presence of a woman’s husband during the delivery process. Nao Kao had the authority to bring his wife Foua some hot
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