Embryo transfer

Another reason, by 22 weeks the baby is technically able to live outside the womb. The baby will struggle if born at 20 weeks because he/she isn’t ready to live outside of the womb yet. But 9 out of 10 of the babies born at 20 weeks survive. At 24 weeks all of the baby’s organs are fully developed. By 18 weeks he or she can hear the mother’s heartbeat and sounds outside of the body. How could someone kill a fully developed baby, let alone one at all? However, there are many different procedures…

negative impact on the fetus’ growth, mental and physical development. The three types of teratogens are Drugs and Medications, Diseases and Genetics. According to Payne and Issacs (2016) a teratogen is “an environmental agent that causes harm to the embryo or fetus.” (p. 74) The teratogens that…

Childbirth occurs in three stages and are referred to as the first stage, the second stage, and the third stage. Uterine contractions mark the beginning of the first stage and cause the cervix to become effaced and dilated, or thinned and widened to enable the baby to pass through the birth canal. In order for the baby to pass through the birth canal, the cervix needs to be widened to approximately 10 centimeters. The first uterine contractions are not very painful and typically occur every…

A teratogen is any substance such as a chemical, medication, radiation, virus or infection, etc., that can cause malformation of an embryo. Teratogens can be found anywhere, such as your own home or workplace. It is proven that “teratogens are thought to have the ability to affect the fetus about 10 to14 days after conception” (“Teratogens”, n.d.). The harmful effects are “influenced by fetal genetic vulnerability, type and amount of teratogen, and timing of the exposure during pregnancy”…

Women should have prenatal genetic testing doing this will show any problems there child might have. When having genetic testing done there are many different procedures, advantages, emotions involved, and price ranges. If somebody may be thinking that they don't fit to get the test done there wrong there is a test for everyone. There are many different things the doctors do when doing a genetic test. There are so many different types of genetic tests you are able to get; as a result, there…

Melinda is a 21yo G1 P0 who was seen for a follow-up assessment. She has been followed for fetal IUGR and the presence of a small fetal stomach. She overall has no obstetrical complaints and has positive fetal movement. She also underwent noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) that returned low-risk male. On today’s evaluation, she is 29 2/7 weeks by dates and the fetal measurements lag by about 2 weeks with an EFW at the 5%ile by the Hadlock scale. In looking at the individual parameters,…

Prenatal stress is important to study, due to research findings that suggest stress levels are associated with negative consequences in fetal and infant development. (1) The relationship between exposure to prenatal stress with increased reactivity to stress and cognitive problems in adulthood, indicating that the stress can effect on person at different periods of life.(3,4p+ nature) Stress has high prevalence during pregnancy .(2) When a person is exposed to stressful events , the brain…

In 1954, a british scientist named J. B. Haldane created the phase ¨ectogenesis¨ to describe how human pregnancy would one day give way to artificial womb. Ectogenesis is defined as ¨the development of embryos in artificial conditions outside the uterus.¨ 14 years ago in 2003 a embryo of a mouse almost made it to full term and was reported to be moving around and breathing in an endometrial tissue , but died just a few days later. Endometrial tissue is defined as ¨ the mucous membrane that lines…

Introduction/Purpose There are many parts to a seed. First, there is the testa (seed coat). It is the outside layer protecting the inside of the seed. On the side of the seed, there is a tiny hole called the micropyle. Water can be taken through the hole when it is ready to germinate. Inside the seed near the micropyle, there is a root called a radicle. When the seed begins to grow the radicle will come out the micropyle. The seed coat can protect the seed from many factors such as…

13-year-old girl in California declared brain dead, the pregnant woman in Texas who was declared brain dead and the hospital obeying the law to keep her on life support to get the baby to an age to deliver, the issues or reproductive technology---how many embryo to implant, genetic disposition (getting a baby with blue eyes and an IQ of 175), abortion, and the large issue of alcohol or drug impaired nurses (and doctors). What are your thoughts on these topics and any others you can think of…