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Objectives:
- Explain the process of conception
- List physical and emotional changes of pregnancy
- Discuss the hormonal changes as pregnancy begins
Study:
Book – Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn
- Chapter 3, “Common Changes and Concerns in Pregnancy”, page 28
A. Female Reproductive System
Resources:
- Read: http://girlshealth.gov/body/reproductive/system.html
- Read: https://www.womenshealth.gov/menstrual-cycle
- ovum
- vulva
- labia minora
- urethra
- labia majora
- clitoris
- perineum
- vagina
- uterus
- fallopian tubes
- ovaries
- egg
- follicle
- cervix
- fundus
- menstruation
- female bony pelvis
- endometrium
- ovulation
- fertilization
- follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
- luteinizing hormone (LH)
B. Male Reproductive System
Resources:
- sperm
- penis
- semen
- scrotum
- testes
- vas deferens
- seminal vesicles
- prostate gland
- cowper’s gland
- prostate gland
- epididymis
- testosterone
B. Fertility Awareness
C. Preconception Health
D. Hormonal Changes
- Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
- Estrogen
- Progesterone
- Relaxin
- Prostaglandins
- Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)
- Oxytocin
E. Pregnancy Precautions
- Alcohol
- Smoking
- Drugs
F. Health
- Nutrition
- Exercise
- Weight recommendations
- Coping with stress
G. Fetal Development
- First four weeks
- Trimester One 5th through 14th weeks
- Development of placenta and uterus
- Quickening
- Membranes
- Amniotic sac
- Amniotic fluid
- Placenta
- Uterus
- Cervix
- Trimester Two 15th through 27th weeks
- Trimester Three 28th through 38th weeks
H. Pregnancy Discomforts
- Range of emotions
- Shortness of breath
- Sore lower ribs
- Indigestion
- Heartburn
- Varicose veins
- Hemorrhoids
- Swollen ankles
- Back pain
I. Sex During Pregnancy
- Changes in desire
- Safety of sex
J. Abuse and Domestic Violence
- Childhood trauma
- Verbal
- Psychological
- Emotional
- Sexual
- Economic
- Physical
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