OBSTETRICIAN Flashcards
ROLE of obstetrician
Provide specialised care during pregnancy and brith
Educate mothers on risk
What is development
Gradual changes in our physical, social, emotional and intellectual states and abilities
Physical development
Changes relating to body shape and size
GMS and FMS
Social development
Ability to interact with those around us changes as we move through lifespan
Intellectual development
Changes in the way we think and reason
Emotional development
Learning to control and express our feelings appropriately
Germinal stage physical development
-cells begin to divide to form zygote
-zygote implants itself into lining of uterine wall
Medicare obstetrician
Covered in public hospitals for birth, blood tests and ultrasounds
PBS obstetrician
Can Rx med. e.g A/B’s
PHI obstetrician
Additional cover depending on level of cover
Infancy development
-rapid growth
-learn simple words
- dev. Motor skills and learn to walk
Childhood development
-slow and steady growth
-eat with adults
-toilet trained