Pretend you are a meeting with a family who are
having their first child, and the parents are nervous.
What information would you provide them about the
birthing process, their options, and other important
information they would need to know when being
pregnant for the first time. Refer to chapter 3 for
information on birthing process, trimesters, teratogen
and other important information, also feel free to use
the videos you watched can be incorporated as well.
This can not be answered in 2-3 sentences. It should
be a 3-5 paragraphs talking about all the things you
would need to tell someone. This requires information
from the book and feel free to use outside sources.
Good afternoon, and congratulations on your
pregnancy! I understand that you may be nervous and
have some questions about what will happen. Its okay
to be nervous with your first child. I will go over the
various stages of the birthing process, the three
trimesters, teratogens, and other information that is
important to know to help you guys through this
process.
Let’s start with the three trimesters. The first semester
is weeks 1 to 13. During this first trimester you will
experience morning sickness and loss of appetite.
During this trimester your baby’s major organs will
begin to develop, the heartbeat, and the fingers and
toes. The second semester is weeks 13 to 25, and
during this trimester the skin, hair, and nails have
formed. The lungs have also formed, and they baby
will sleep and be active. In the third semester, which is
weeks 25 to 38, the baby’s bones are hardening, the
eyes are open and can sense light, and the lungs have
finished forming. The movements during the trimester
will definitely be more noticeable as well.
Now let’s discuss teratogens. A teratogen is any agent
or factor that can cause malformation of the embryo.
For example, you should avoid cocaine, narcotics,
alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, air pollutants, and radiation.
Also be careful to not injure yourself. Some effects of
teratogens are a miscarriage, damage to embryo or
fetus, and dose specific effects. The most dramatic
influence would be during the embryonic stage. The
damage from teratogens is dependent on timing,
intensity, duration, type of toxin, and threshold. Fetal
exposure to radiation in high doses can damage the
eyes, central nervous system and skeleton, and
pregnant women who are exposed to radiation give
Welcome to Pregnancy!! This is a time of growth and development for not only the baby, but you too. You came to the right place to become educated about
the changes you’ll endure along the course of this journey, I’ll give you a brief description!Each trimester is 12 weeks, and all of them can bring along
different changes.
The first trimester, as you know, morning sickness is apparent. This is the most important stage of pregancy, as your baby is beginning to develop. The baby
is developing its major organs, toes and fingers, how exciting! By the end of this trimester, you can also find out the baby’s sex if desired, it’s completely up
you, sometimes suprises are fun! By the second trimester, the fetus is able to move its body and limbs. Approaching the third trimester, you might feel
tired and have low energy, but this is completely normal. At this trimester, the heart and lungs are adapting to live independently of the mother, isn’t that
crazy?
You must keep in mind that teratogens are important to avoid during the duration of the pregnancy. Consuming alcohol, taking certain medications,
chemicals, or smoking nicotine can greatly affect the childs development physically and/or mentally. It’s best to avoid these factors to ensure the baby is
healthy.
Finally the birthing process. You will likely have the option to have a natural birth or a cesearean section; both are valid ways to have birth. Depending on
the placement of the baby and other factors, the doctors may recommend one over the other. You’ll get strong contractions leading up to the actual birth,
just take deep breaths. You’ll be okay, if you are in great pain, you may be given an epidural to supress the pain. The afterbirth, placenta, is the final step in
birth. This part should not hurt, as you are most likely paying attention to your beautiful baby.
The pregnancy can affect your mental and physical health, so it is important to reach out to your OBGYN about any changes in mental health status or
physical well being. It is possible to contract gestational diabetes or PUPPs so be aware of those factors.
This is one of the most beautiful parts about being human, being able to procreate. I am so excited to follow you on this journey and I’m excited to meet the
little one in 9 months!
Good afternoon, congratulations on your pregnancy! i understand you are probably going through a lot of emotions right and thoughts about the birthing
process and options you have. The most important thing to remember that this is your body and that this is completely your choice whether you want to
keep this baby or not. It is important to think about where the baby will stay when its born and who will be taking care of the baby daily. When baby’s are
born they need around the clock supervision; they will most likely being crying a lof because they are either hungry or need pooped in their diaper. It is
important to think about the responsiblity of having a baby such as the time commitment and money you will need to put towards the baby.
There are different trimesters during the pregnancy that you should be aware of, such as the first, second, and third trimesters. During the first trimester
begins during week 1 to the end of week 12 you will experience all the pregnancy hormones ruhsing through your body. This is said to be the most difficult
trimester of prenancy to experience because you are going to start feeling extreme fatigue, nauseas and most likely will experience morning sickness.
Another thing you might experience is your ankles swelling up and your breasts become very tender. After you have gone through these symptoms it will get
better! With the second trimester occurs during week 13 to week 26 and symptoms start to improve and you may stop feeling the nasueas and fatigue.
Things begin to become easier and to some women is the most enjoyable part of being pregnant. The third trimester which is the last one, lasts from weeks
29 to 40 your baby grows during this time and starts to move around in your belly getting ready for birth. The babys organs are still maturing during this time
and begins to position the fetus’s head down. This timester lasts till the baby is born.
After going through the three trimesters you are finally ready to give birth. You will know when your baby is ready to come out when “your water breaks”
which basically means the fluid in your placenta that surrounds the baby breaks open and water falls out of your vagina. The most commone way to give
birth would be through your vagina. Labour invovles three stages which consits of the opening of the cervix during the first stage, the second stage is the
birth of the baby and the last stage would be the delievery of the placenta. You can be in labour for hours which is very painful but once the baby is out you
will feel so much better. There is also another way to give birth which called a C-section it reuqires to be in a surgical room and the doctor cuts open your
lower abdomen to take out the baby. This only occurs if there are complications during labour such as the baby not being in the correct position to push
him/her out of your vagina. There is nothing to compare the feeling of holding the precious baby in your arms after caring and nuturing it for 9 months.

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