PSYCH 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Visual Cortex, Depth Perception, Doula
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Birth and infant physical, perceptual, and motor development. Dilation of the cervix (the opening from uterus to vagina) Fetus moves from uterus to vagina (through birth canal) Holland - 33% give birth at home. Us - 1% give birth at home. Treating a natural process like a disease. Some form used in 80-95% of births in u. s. Sedative drugs: relax mom and relieve pain, cross placental barrier, baby may also be sedated. Regional anesthesia: epidural, may prolong labor, cause trouble with pushing, headaches. Surgical procedure, typically with regional anesthesia, mother awake. Needed for medical emergencies, breech positions, failure to progress. 5. 5% of births in 1970, 33% of births in 2005, most common form of major surgery. Goal is to make hospital birth as comfortable and rewarding as possible. Benefits: moms report feeling more in control. Combine intimacy of home birth w/medical technology of hospital. Encourage preparation, focus on family and control. Average dimensions - 20 in, 7. 5 lb.
