HPC3OI Raising Healthy Children Unit 3 Review

Pregnancy Terminology Trimester Placenta Amniotic Fluid Umbilical Cord hCG

40 Weeks Assignments What is a trimester? During what trimester is the mother MOST likely to feel sick? During which trimester does the baby gain the most fat? During which trimester is a mother MOST likely to feel the baby for the first time? At what week could a baby potentially survive if born early? During the last trimester of pregnancy, what are some of the experiences that a woman feels during pregnancy? Which trimester has the highest risk of death of the baby? At what week is a baby considered to be full term? During which trimester(s) can the partner be involved while pregnancy is occurring? How?

Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy? What are they? If you have 1 or more of these symptoms, does it mean that you are pregnant?

Article: Sizing You Up + Questions Why is commenting on one’s baby bump potentially harmful? Provide an example. What is fundal height? What should this measurement be? What else (besides the baby itself) contributes to belly size?

Labour and Delivery What are three signs that baby is on its way? How many stages of childbirth are there? How does labour differ for women?

Stage 1: Labour What is the major development occurring during this stage? When does it start? When does it stop? Signs that this stage is occurring are… What are the differences between early, active and transitional labour?

Stage 2: Delivery What happens during this stage? What is an episiotomy? Which part of the baby is delivered first? Why is the umbilical cord clamped after the baby is born?

Stage 3: Afterbirth What happens during this stage? What happens if the placenta doesn’t fully remove from a woman’s uterus?

Stage 4: Recovery Who is recovering during stage 4? What are some things happening during the recovery phase of labour?

Caesarean (C-Section) Who can perform a caesarean? Approximately ___ in ___ pregnant women give birth by this method although can vary across province What are some reasons that someone may have a caesarean? How does the procedure work? Where is the woman’s partner while this is happening?

Apgar Score Reading + Questions What is the Apgar Score? What does Apgar stand for? What does it mean to have a LOW apgar score? HIGH apgar score? Pick 3 baby body parts and describe what doctors look for when doing this assessment What is lochia and why does it occur? What are 3 physical changes a woman might experience post birth?

What to Expect When You’re Expecting How can the anticipated arrival of a new child be different for different parents? How is it the same? What are some ways that pregnancies vary among women? How are labour and delivery experiences different for different women? How are they the same? Answer using specific examples from the movie

Suddenly Teen Pregnancy is Cool Article + Questions What are three possible explanations that this article provides reasons as to why teen pregnancy rates may be rising? Do you agree or disagree and why?

Things to Think About Would you consider a home birth? Why or why not? What are some short term and long term consequences of teen pregnancy?