Reproductive Physiology: Pregnancy, Parturition and Delivery Part 1 PDF
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This document provides an overview of reproductive physiology, specifically focusing on pregnancy, parturition, and delivery. It covers terminology, pregnancy overview, and calculating estimated due dates. Information on nutritional advice and general health recommendations is also included.
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13/01/24 Reproductive Physiology: Pregnancy, Parturition and Delivery: part 1 Learning objective: describe the hormonal and physiological changes that occur during pregnancy. Terminology: Primiparous/primip: rst pregnancy. Multiparous/multip: subsequent pregnancy. Gravidity: number of times been pre...
13/01/24 Reproductive Physiology: Pregnancy, Parturition and Delivery: part 1 Learning objective: describe the hormonal and physiological changes that occur during pregnancy. Terminology: Primiparous/primip: rst pregnancy. Multiparous/multip: subsequent pregnancy. Gravidity: number of times been pregnant. Parity: number of times been pregnant beyond 20 weeks. Eg. G3P1: could be pregnant for the third time, but 1 miscarriage/termination and 1 delivery beyond 20 weeks, but we don’t know if alive and well, mode of delivery, complications etc. Pregnancy overview: 3 trimesters: 1. 24 weeks. 40 weeks: Term 37-40 weeks. Preterm 40 weeks. Calculating an estimated due date ( EDD ): last menstrual period Nutritional and general advice: Vitamins: folic acid and multivitamins ( not vitamin A ). Health: stop smoking, drinking and improve diabetic control. Physiological changes of pregnancy: Hormonal changes:
