recommendations for preconception ANS✔✔ - 150 mins/week of moderate to vigorous physical activity for adults aged
64 & under
- no more than 2 drinks per day, less than 10 a week
- all women trying to conceive should take daily vitamin containing 0.4 mg of *folic acid*
what is the importance of folic acid for preconception? ANS✔✔ prevents any *cephalies*, and reduces risk of neural
tube defects
why is body weight important for preconception? ANS✔✔ maternal body weight can affect baby's weight @ birth, and
also the amount of weight you can handle during pregnancy
why is mental health an important concept for preconception? ANS✔✔ managing a person's mental health prior to
pregnancy is important d/t the ongoing changes in hormones & stress. Managing mental health pre-pregnancy can help
mental health during and postpartum
importance of physical activity for preconception ANS✔✔ exercise contributes to a person's overall health, including
their weight and mental health. both things which affect a mother's well-being
which immunizations are important for prenatal conception? ANS✔✔ hepatitis B & tetanus shots are important!!
rubella is also important, but this should be taken at least 2 months before planned pregnancy
outer trophoblast cells form the ANS✔✔ placenta
inner cell mass forms ANS✔✔ fetus & fetal membranes
syncytiotrophoblast is responsible for producing which hormone? ANS✔✔ human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
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hCG does what ANS✔✔ stimulates/starts pregnancy hormone
progesterone does what ANS✔✔ maintains pregnancy hormone
most important hormones for pregnancy ANS✔✔ hCG, estrogen, progesterone & hPL
antepartum ANS✔✔ prenatal period (before birth)
intrapartum ANS✔✔ period from onset of labor until delivery of baby & placenta
postpartum ANS✔✔ 6 wk period b/w delivery of child/placenta & time body returns to non-pregnant state
1st trimester ANS✔✔ 1-14 weeks
2nd trimester ANS✔✔ 14-28 weeks
3rd trimester ANS✔✔ 28-40 weeks or delivery
morning sickness happens b/c? ANS✔✔ hormonal changes of progesterone triggers nausea and vomiting
nulli ANS✔✔ never
primi ANS✔✔ first
multi ANS✔✔ multiple
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