HPC3OIRaising 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?