Amniotic sac

During pregnancy there are a lot of things you don’t know, like how what sperm is a girl and a boy and when you can find out. When you are pregnant there are many stages of fertilization. Which include the first, second, ad third trimester. This happens within the nine months of pregnancy. Sperm meets eggs. During the cycle one or two follicles release an egg and then it goes into the fallopian tube. One sperm will penetrate the egg and mix their genetic material. The sperm and egg contain 23…

happening to the foetus. This tests detects Down Syndrome, cystic fibrosis or spina bifida. it will also be able to identify if the baby will be male or female. During this procedure a fine needle is inserted to extract a small portion of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac in the uterus surrounding the foetus. This procedure runs the risks of injury to the foetus, infections or having a miscarriage. What occurs during an Amniocentesis Test The entire procedure if an Amniocentesis takes on…

horns to determine if one is larger than the other and presence of fluid in the larger one is a method that in less invasive and used often. There is also the palpation of the amniotic vesicle by “placing all four fingers dorsally and the thumb ventrally along the greater curvature of the horn”. After 60 days, the amniotic vesicle becomes flaccid which makes direct palpation of the fetus possible. Adapted nutrition is important in any gestating female. As for cows, their nutritional needs are…

after conception”(68). During this time period cells that are forming into the supporting structure they begin forming a placenta, umbilical cord and an amniotic sac. The placenta is a disk-shaped mass of supporting tissue, the umbilical cord is a rope of tissue that contains two arteries, and the amniotic sac is a membrane filled with water amniotic fluid that helps cushion and protect the baby throughout the prenatal period. All though all three of the supporting structures are important, but…

failure and death in the infant. This syndrome is the defined as “respiratory distress in an infant born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) with characteristic radiological changes and whose symptoms cannot be otherwise explained” (T. E. Wiswell, J. M. Tuggle, and B. S. Turner 1). About 8–20% of all deliveries have been detected with meconium- stained amniotic stained fluid, increasing to 23–52% after 42 weeks of gestation. 2-9% of these infants of these infants develop MAS.…

white, greasy and cheeselike (Mader and Windelspecht, 449). This is what is on them when the mother gives birth to them, before the doctors clean the the “cheesy substance” off of them. The coating is to protect the baby’s sensitive skin from the amniotic fluid. If the baby were to be born during this time, it is highly likely that the baby will survive (Mader and Windelspecht, 449). Although the baby would survive it would most likely need lots of care and need to be watched at all hours, due…

usually happens very early in the pregnancy. It is considered a random abnormality. Doctors have other theories that may have caused it like: chromosomal abnormalities, intrauterine drug exposure, and rupture of the fetal membranes (chorion) or yolk sac.…

The zygote lasts for four days. On the fifth day, the cells become known as a blastocyst. The period will last for approximately two weeks, after this period of time the organism is known as an embryo; The Embryo: An Embryo is a fertilized egg that has begun cell division. An embryo grows arms and legs and begins to develop fingers and toes as it develops into a foetus it. In the eight week of pregnancy the embryo begins to form lungs, and its brain continues developing. At this stage, the…

Exercise During Pregnancy Exercise is an important part of being healthy for people of all ages. Exercise improves heart and lung function and helps maintain strength, flexibility, and a healthy body weight. Exercise also boosts energy levels and elevates mood. For most women, maintaining an exercise routine throughout pregnancy is recommended. Only on rare occasions, and with certain medical conditions or pregnancy complications, are women asked to limit or avoid exercise during pregnancy.…

It was Superbowl Sunday, February 3, 2008. I was looking forward to this day for so long I couldn't stand it. My family was having a huge gathering, I was going to be able to eat all the food I wanted. Little did I know there were bigger plans for me that day. I have had a cold, I coughed so hard I thought it made me urinate myself. I thought little of it because I was 38 weeks pregnant and I was use to it by this point. I cleaned up, laid back down and closed my eyes. BAM! I was in shock my…