STAGES OF LABOUR Before you actually get into it‚ you might want to know what labour is? Well‚ labour is a series of events that bring about the opening up of the cervix (opening of the mouth of uterus) descent of the foetus and finally the delivery of the baby and the afterbirths. It is divided in to four stages: 1st STAGE It is the beginning of labour. It commences with the onset of true pain and uterine contractions‚ which bring about gradual opening up of the cervix. The opening of cervix
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Centre Number Candidate Number Name UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education BIOLOGY Paper 3 Extended May/June 2005 1 hour 15 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. There are no Additional Materials. 0610/03 READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided on the Question Paper. You may use
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The placenta is scraped from the walls of the womb and placed inside a jar with the contents of the baby. This act of violence is murder . According to the article “Abortion” on the website Our Bodies Our Selves‚ the percentage for aspiration abortion is about Koonce 2 72% . Another form of abortion is Dilation and Curettage Abortion . This abortion is performed in the first twelve weeks of pregnancy just like the Suction Aspiration Abortion. The baby and the placenta are scraped out of the womb
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Abortion Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy. If a woman falls pregnant and does not wish to go through with the pregnancy then she might choose to have an abortion. Abortion is a moral issue which people have many different feelings towards. Some people say it is okay to abort a baby but other individuals are strongly against it and consider abortions as murder. Sometimes people are against it because they believe it is wrong but some are against it because of their religion‚ their background
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some point has been advised to avoid certain foods that are considered to pose any type of health risks for pregnant women and their developing babies. Caffeine has always been an important concern during pregnancy. This is because it crosses the placenta to
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production of milk and Oxytocin to open the milk ducts. Oxytocin‚ the bonding hormone‚ permits the mother to bond with her child when still in her wound and when breastfeeding. This special hormone also helps to contract the uterus and expel the placenta after birth‚ both happen because of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is usually started soon after birth. From the first feed until about 3-4 days after birth pre-milk or colostrums is secreted by the breast when the baby sucks. Colostrum provides
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1. Within the circulatory system the liver has a unique anatomic location in that it effectively filters all blood coming from the intestinal tract by way of the portal vein before it is pumped to the general circulation. The liver often sees drugs at their highest concentrations‚ since it is the first organ perfused by blood containing the drug after absorption from the intestinal tract. Approximately 10-15% of total blood volume can be presented to the liver at any given time. The entire absorbed
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Type 1 Diabetes- Usually diagnosed in children and young adults‚ and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. The body does not produce insulin. The body breaks down the sugars and starches you eat into a simple sugar called glucose‚ which it uses for energy. Insulin is a hormone that the body needs to get glucose from the bloodstream into the cells of the body. With the help of insulin therapy and other treatments‚ even young children can learn to manage their condition and live long‚ healthy
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1. Pregnancy = GESTATION 2. Adnexa uteri = OVARIES & FALLOPIAN TUBE 3. Incision of the perineum during childbirth = EPISIOTOMY 4. Removal of fallopian tubes and ovaries = BILATERAL SALPINGO-OOPHORECTOMY 5. Premature separation of placenta = ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE 6. A women who had 3 miscarriages and 2 still births = GRAV 5. PARA 2 7. Endometrial carcinoma may be defected by= CRYOCAUTERIZATION 8. Removal of internal and reproductive organs in the region of the hip = EXENTERATION 9. Physician’s
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NORMAL SPONTANEOUS VAGINAL DELIVERY Date of Procedure: Preop Dx: 38 week IUP in active labor (with-‐list any other diagnosis). Postop DX: Same with delivery of viable male infant at 1400 hours weighing 7#12oz with Apgars of 9 @ 1 min and 9 @ 5 min. Procedure: Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery
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