Development 2 Flashcards
Fetal development
- marks the rapid growth and specialization of the body organ systems
- divided into 3 trimesters
A trimester
Is roughly 13 weeks or 3 months:
- 1st trimesters(0-13 weeks): everything from last slide
- 2nd(14-72 weeks)
- 3rd trimester(28-40 weeks)
True or false: The buttock-first(breach) or head-first(vertex) presentation of the fetus does not make a difference during delivery
False. The head first(vertex) presentation of the fetus helps dilate the cervix, while the buttock first( breech) delivery is more difficult often requiring C sections or forceps
Parturiton
- the last stage of pregnancy
- ends with birth
Labour: the series of events where the infant expels out of the uterus
- includes dilation, expulsion, and placental stages
The dilation stage
Is marked by the gradual enlargement of the cervix(the neck of the uterus) to about 10 cm in diameter
- longest stage of labour
- wake but regular contractions begin
- the fetuses head is forced against the cervix
- rupture of the amniotic membrane( water breaking)
During expulsion
The mother experience shorter contractions every 2-3 mins, each lasting a min
- coordinated contraction of the pelvic and abdominal muscles pushes the fetus through the vagina and the baby comes out
The placenta stage
Is marked by the delivery of the afterbirth:
- whereby the placenta and extraembryonic membranes come out
- contractions continue to detach and excel the placenta and compress the uterine blood vessels to prevent excessive bleeding
Exam question
Describe the 3 stages and key event in every stage of pregnancy
Pre-term birth
- Parturition before 37 weeks
- babies are a laced in incubators for warmth and sterility, sometimes with blue fluorescent lights to treat a condition called jaundice(liver not functioning properly, not able to break down metabolism), tends to go away as baby develops
A mother could give birth
To:
Monozygotic(identical)
- develops from a single fertilization event
- the developing embryo splits in 2 within the first 2 weeks
Dizygotic(fraternal)
- develop when 2 oocytes each become fertilized
- produces 2 genetically unique fetuses
- 70% of twins are this
Conjoined
- multiple theorems, due to incomplete splitting of embryo, due to fusion between seperate embryos
Reproductive Complications
Miscarriage(spontaneous abortion)
Spontaneous expulsion of the fetus before 20 weeks gestation( before the right time)
Stillbirth
The death or loss of a baby after the 20 weeks gestation or during parturition
Ectopic pregnancy
Zygote implants anywhere other than the uterus
This usually happens at the fundus(the wide part of the uterus)
This can be detected by checking hormone level, HGC, in blood( baby can’t survive)
Ectopic pregnancy
Zygote implants anywhere other than the uterus
This usually happens at the fundus(the wide part of the uterus)
This can be detected by checking hormone level, HGC, in blood( baby can’t survive)
Teratogens
Factors that cause congenital malformations during the critical period of development which effect the most susceptible organs