Pregnancy and BirthPregnancy and Birth

Qualities Parents need to have to Qualities Parents need to have to have children are….have children are….

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Planning A FamilyPlanning A Family

Practical; budget, care, work, school, Practical; budget, care, work, school, religion/beliefs.religion/beliefs.

Prenatal Care – Health of the mother. Prenatal Care – Health of the mother. ContraceptionContraception Infertile?Infertile?

– Adoption is an optionAdoption is an option– Foster ParentsFoster Parents

Each of us begins when two cells, one from the Each of us begins when two cells, one from the mother and one from the father, join. These cells mother and one from the father, join. These cells are too small to be seen without a microscope, yet are too small to be seen without a microscope, yet their union is the beginning of every human life.their union is the beginning of every human life.

Conception and PregnancyConception and Pregnancy

FertilizationFertilization – also called conception, is the – also called conception, is the union of an egg from the mother and a union of an egg from the mother and a sperm from the father.sperm from the father.

ZygoteZygote – the united egg and sperm. – the united egg and sperm. Within 36 hours, the zygote begins to Within 36 hours, the zygote begins to divide into two cells, then into four, and so divide into two cells, then into four, and so on.on.

BlastocystBlastocyst – The zygote grows into a – The zygote grows into a hollow sphere. Once this happens, it hollow sphere. Once this happens, it begins to attach itself to the wall of the begins to attach itself to the wall of the uterus.uterus.

ImplantationImplantation – Within four to five – Within four to five days after fertilization, the blastocyst days after fertilization, the blastocyst reaches the uterus and implants reaches the uterus and implants itself. itself.

Pregnancy TestingPregnancy Testing – During the – During the implantation process, progesterone implantation process, progesterone levels remain high which causes levels remain high which causes menstruation to stop. Pregnancy can menstruation to stop. Pregnancy can be determined once implantation be determined once implantation occurs due to HCG (Human Chorionic occurs due to HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin).Gonadotropin).

The EmbryoThe Embryo PlacentaPlacenta – the attachment that holds the – the attachment that holds the

embryo to the wall of the uterus. After embryo to the wall of the uterus. After about 25 days a cord develops between about 25 days a cord develops between the embryo and the placenta. The cord is the embryo and the placenta. The cord is called the called the umbilical cordumbilical cord. The umbilical . The umbilical cord is the embryo’s lifeline. cord is the embryo’s lifeline.

The developing embryo is enclosed in a The developing embryo is enclosed in a bag of thin tissue called bag of thin tissue called amniotic sacamniotic sac. The . The sac is filled with sac is filled with amniotic fluidamniotic fluid..

At the end of the second month of At the end of the second month of pregnancy, the embryo is called a pregnancy, the embryo is called a fetusfetus..

The FetusThe Fetus

Between 3Between 3rdrd and 6 and 6thth months; the fetus months; the fetus grows to 1.5 lbs, hair grows, facial grows to 1.5 lbs, hair grows, facial features and ears develop, nervous features and ears develop, nervous system begins to develop, and sense system begins to develop, and sense organ begin to function.organ begin to function.

During the sixth to the ninth month During the sixth to the ninth month the fetus continues to grow and the fetus continues to grow and develop until it is ready to be born.develop until it is ready to be born.

Expectant ParentsExpectant Parents(Divided into trimesters)(Divided into trimesters)

First TrimesterFirst Trimester– Morning sicknessMorning sickness– Increase breast size and tendernessIncrease breast size and tenderness

Second TrimesterSecond Trimester– Abdomen begins to swell and fetus starts to Abdomen begins to swell and fetus starts to

movemove– Placenta grows Placenta grows

Third Trimester Third Trimester – Mother close to greatest weight gain 25-30 Mother close to greatest weight gain 25-30

pounds.pounds.– Fetus moves exercising its musclesFetus moves exercising its muscles

Why have to #2?Why have to #2?

Child BirthChild Birth

How cute!How cute!