The function of the menstrual cycle is to control ovulation and prepare the female for pregnancy. The pituitary gland releases the hormone FSH and LH to stimulate the follicle in an ovary causing it to begin to ripen an egg and begin releasing the hormone oestrogen. Once the egg has ripened the follicle starts to release progesterone which increases blood flow to the womb, thickening the lining and thus preparing it for potential pregnancy. If there is no pregnancy in two weeks the progesterone production is reduced which causes the womb lining to be shed. An issue with studies on the REM
HCG linked to losing weight was discovered by a London physician in the 1950s. The claim states this doctor was treating boys with low testosterone levels using HCG and he noticed that they were losing abnormal fat. He linked HCG to this cause and started using HCG to treat obese patients. HCG can be used to lose weight quickly, at a rate of one to three pounds per day (because of the low caloric count). Due to the lack of nutrients this diet provides and such low calorie intake, this diet can be used for no more than 6 weeks, with a 3 week break in between.
She didn’t have any of the pregnancy symptoms before 8 weeks, but after 8 weeks, she started having morning sickness, and her breast felt sore. Her appetite has also changed. She lost 5 pounds at the first trimester of pregnancy because her stomach felt sick. Gina felt much better after the 4th month of pregnancy and gained almost 20 pounds at the end of her pregnancy. Gina knew that prenatal care should start before getting pregnant, but she did not know the medical system in the U.S.A.
Following an intensive screening and selection process the donor endures a few weeks of invasive medical procedures. First the donor and the woman who will carry the child must coordinate their menstrual cycles. Typically the donor and the recipient take birth-control pills, followed by shots of a synthetic hormone such as Lupron; the combination suppresses ovulation and puts their cycles in sync. After altering her cycle the donor must enhance her egg supply with fertility drugs in the same way an infertile woman does when trying to conceive. Shots of a fertility hormone are administered for seven to eleven days, to stimulate the production of an abnormally large number of egg-containing follicles.
Because Arabella is now in the Fetus stage rapid changes were occurring throughout the following months Arabella mother felt her move for the first time at four months and it would feel like a punch and kick inside her mother’s stomach. The brain also becomes increasingly sophisticated during this stage, so now Arabellas brain can send messages to her body. Arabella can now also hear sound, her mother talks to her and lets her know that she can’t wait for her arrival. By the eighth month Arabellas mothers body was very tired and ready, Arabella is not 7 ½ lbs. (Feldman, 2001 p. 54) Arabella was full term, fully developed, and ready for birth, her mother’s body released the protein CRH which started the process of birth.
Abortion is the termination of the entire pregnancy yet selective reduction is performed to improve the survival rate of the remaining fetuses and also the mother. Selective reduction is performed early in the pregnancy, normally between weeks 9 and 12, it is most often performed when there are four or more fetuses present, can be used to reduce triplets to twins, and with a fetus with severe defects (www.webmd.com). Infants born part of a multiple pregnancy are at increased risk of prematurity, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, slow language development, behavioral difficulties, chronic lung disease, and death (Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction, 2013). These risks play an important role in a mother’s decision to utilize selective reduction. Maternal risks of a multi-fetal pregnancy include hypertension, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and postpartum hemorrhage (Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction, 2013).
Communication Exercise 1. On the second day of her baby’s life, Mother says, “She’s getting yellow. What’s wrong?” It is normal for a baby’s skin to have a yellow tint around the second to third day of life. It is called jaundice and it happens in about 60% of full term newborns (Murray, et al, p. 452). Jaundice means that there is an increased amount of bilirubin in the baby’s body.
rapy Program CASE STUDY REPORT Date: 12/14/2014 Student: Lauren Schubert Facility: Redlands Community Hospital NICU Week: 5 Chief Complaint: RDS History & Physical: Baby girl born at 23 weeks old due to mother premature rupture of membranes. APGAR scores were 5 at 1 minute and 7 at 5 minutes. The baby girl weighed 500 grams and required immeadiate intubation and mechanical ventilation, surfactant was delivered post intubation. Diagnosis: RDS and prematurity Current Medications: Name Classification Action Indication for this pt Ampicillin Antibiotic Acts as an irreversible inhibitor of the enzyme transpeptidase, needed by bacteria to make their cell walls. It inhibits the third and final stage of bacterial cell wall synthesis in binary fission, leading to cell lysis.
Management of high temperature is not only a routine but mammoth especially post operatively because the comfort of the mother hitherwards the baby comfort. Pyrexia as a complication of surgery could be multifaceted ranging from pre surgical, intra surgical and post surgical infection. Nevertheless, the role of the midwife should sufficiently and substantially chauvinistic and be derived from evidence based practising to maximise the effects of care. The spread and effects of infection should be combated promptly not only to ensure the mother's comfort but also to prevent devastating systematic spread of infection and transmission to the baby. Because of the location, the pelvic organs are highly likely to be infected which may be catastrophic when major systems like bowel and renal are affected (Opoien, 2007).
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA): Before birth, a large artery (ductus arteriosus) lets the blood bypass the lungs because the fetus gets its oxygen through the placenta. The ductus normally closes soon after birth so that blood can travel to the lungs and pick up oxygen. If it doesn’t close, the baby may develop heart failure. This problem occurs most frequently in premature babies. Treatment with medicine during the early days of life often can close the ductus.