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Menstrual cycle
28 days(range 21-35)
Normal dura
Normal duration of menses
-endrometrium (inner) 3-5 days (eumenorrhea)
-myometrium Normal estimated blood loss
-perimetrium (outer) Approximately 50-150ml
Embryonic period
-fxm 3rd wk after fertilization
Fertilization
Fetal development (releases of egg) 14 days
Ovulation meeting of sperm & cell
Implantation
Fertilization (meeting of sperm cell) Ovulation
14days release of egg
gastrulation form
-forms e primary germs layer to
grow
-ectoder
-mesoderm
-endoderm all body pars
12-16 wks
rapid skeletal development
meconium present in gut
nasal septum & palate fuse
gender distinguishable
Ectoderm
brain week 16- 20
spinal cord
epidermis of e skin constant weight gain
mother feel e fetla movement
mesoderm known as “quickening”
muscle and bones fetal heart beat heard on
dermis of e skin auscultation
connective tissue vernix caseosa begins to form a
urogenital glands baby skin
heart, blood vessel and blood
lymph cell wk 20-24
8-12 wks
rapid weight gain
urine passed and swallowing begins Week 28-32
bones to stonefat and iron
testes descent into scrotum
lanugo disappear fxm face
skin bcoms paler and less wrinkled
wk 32-36
Wk 38 – birth
about 6-9pounds and measure
between 19 & 22 inches
shapes rounded
skull formed but soft & pliable
birth is expected