Multiple Pregnancies Definition Multiple pregnancies are a pregnancy where more than one fetus develops simultaneously in the womb. A multiple pregnancy is a pregnancy involving more than one fetus. Twins‚ triplets‚ and quadruplets are multiple pregnancies. The largest multiple pregnancy on recorded to the birth of nine offspring. Twins are the most common type of multiple pregnancies. But worldwide‚ the incidence of multiple pregnancies of all types - twins‚ triplets‚ quadruplets‚ quinteplets
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whether the wait or deliver. Waiting until the fetus is viable is highly dangerous due to the fact that preeclampsia leads to eclampsia and serious and fatal complications. Cause. The cause is unknown but it is believed that blood vessels in the placenta do not develop properly. Inadequate blood supply to the uterus‚ damage to the placental blood vessels‚ genes‚ and
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diabetes deliver healthy babies if proper health is managed. During the course of pregnancy‚ the women’s placenta that is linked to the growing baby is also connected to the mother’s blood supply‚ which produces high levels of different hormones. Majority of the hormones impair the function of insulin in cells that increases the mother’s blood sugar. As the pregnancy progresses‚ the placenta produces more insulin-impairing hormones. Gestational diabetes usually does not cause symptoms or is life
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Every drug crosses the placenta so there is no real barrier. Drugs are classified on a scale of A-D and X to determine the safety of use during pregnancy based on their ability to harm the fetus. Pharmacokinetic factors Competition for protein binding sites alteration of extracellular
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Catanduanes State Colleges COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES Department of Nursing Virac‚ Catanduanes Name of Student: Mezil B. Nazareno Ward: OB/DR Year/Block: BSN 2A Date of Exposure: August 8‚ 2011 Group: 4 Clinical Instructor: Prof. Janet Lim I. Personal Data Name: Sharon Magtangob Gender: Female Age: 25 years old Birthdate: April 18‚ 1986 Address: Antipolo Del Sur Virac‚ Catanduanes Religion:
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CASE STUDY OF INTRAUTERINE FETAL DEMISE MA. ARNIE PULGA‚ RN BY: GROUP 25 ESPINOSA‚ MARIFE S. FACUN‚ SHALLIE MAE E. FERNANDO‚ MONIKA V. GORIOSO‚ GERMAIN B. Biographical data Name: Mrs. C. B Status: Widow Birthday: 05/05/1968 Birthplace: Bacolod Religion: Catholic Admitting diagnosis: Intrauterine Fetal Demise 39 weeks AOG G5P4 (4014) Attending Physician: Dr. Isabel Hayag Operation procedure: NSD with Mer (3) Final Diagnosis: Intrauterine Fetal
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Prenatal screening Screening for Down syndrome is available to about 53.5% of mothers on a maternal age basis‚ and the remaining 46.5% of health boards provide serum screening for all ages. There are several methods used in prenatal screening‚ these are usually used separately‚ and a number of factors are taken into account to determine which method should be used. Amniocentesis has been around for 20 years and is probably the most well known screening method. It involves testing a sample of the
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Sexual reproduction has been successful among flowering plants and mammals‚ it is brought by the following requirements. Firstly is the transfer of gametes. Sexual reproduction is only made successful when the gametes of the male and female from a pair of parents of different sexes are transferred to meet each other. In mammals‚ the male gamete is transferred to the female body by copulation to meet with the female gamete in the oviduct for successful fertilization. However‚ the ovum is only
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Evolution & Nature of Science Institutes (ENSI/SENSI) Lesson Plan: Making Cladograms MAKING CLADOGRAMS: Background and Procedures Phylogeny‚ Evolution‚ and Comparative Anatomy A. Concept: Modern classification is based on evolution theory. B. Background: One way to discover how groups of organisms are related to each other (phylogeny) is to compare the anatomical structures (body organs and parts) of many different organisms. Corresponding organs and other body parts that are alike in basic structure
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Early Child Development There are many key factors that play up to the role of early child development‚ starting from before the child is nonexistent‚ until the child is a full grown baby. Bodily Processes of Reproduction There are numerous hormones in the human body that play key factors in allowing a human being to reproduce successfully. Spermatogenesis Spermatogenesis is the 65 to 75 day process in which the human male anatomy produces sperm cells. In the male body‚ follicle-stimulating
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