PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Breast Milk, Infertility, Natural Childbirth
22 Aug 2018
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Chapter 10: pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood: pregnancy. Employment during pregnancy (how do women combine work and pregnancy: decades ago women stopped work once became pregnant (except in developing countries) 1: now most woman want to have career while pregnant but many will not hire pregnant women (whether male or female, loss of income occurs in us if don"t work right before and after pregnancy, childbirth. Average children in us = 2. 1; average in canada = 1. 6. The biology of childbirth: labor begins once contractions start (3 stages), stage 1 = uterus contracts every 5 minutes; dilation of cervix increases to. Social factors that affect childbirth experience: found that having one nurse for whole pregnancy is better for health compared to having different nurses throughout, found if accompanied by female relative, the mother needed less pain medication. 2: doula- a women who is experienced in childbirth who provides continuous support to family throughout labor and delivery.
