enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Fetal circulation - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetal_circulation

    As the umbilical vessels are obliterated and the infant starts breathing at birth, the source of oxygen changes from the placenta to the lungs. This major trigger will facilitate the transformation from fetal to postnatal circulation in many ways. First, the ductus venosus was previously kept open by the blood flow from the umbilical vein.

  3. Ductus venosus - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ductus_venosus

    The pathway of fetal umbilical venous flow is umbilical vein left portal vein ductus venosus inferior vena cava eventually right atrium.. This anatomic course is important to recall when assessing the success of neonatal umbilical venous catheterization, as failure to cannulate through the ductus venosus results in malpositioned hepatic catheterization via the left or right portal veins.

  4. Maternal physiological changes in pregnancy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternal_physiological...

    However, research has shown that the forward gait alone remains unchanged during pregnancy. It has been found that gait parameters such as gait kinematics, (velocity, stride length, and cadence) remain unchanged during the third trimester of pregnancy and 1 year after delivery. These parameters suggest that there is no change in forward movement.

  5. Postpartum period - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_period

    Mother with newborn baby. The postpartum (or postnatal) period begins after childbirth and is typically considered to last for six weeks. [1] There are three distinct phases of the postnatal period; the acute phase, lasting for six to twelve hours after birth; the subacute phase, lasting six weeks; and the delayed phase, lasting up to six months.

  6. Does Medicare Provide Maternity Coverage? - AOL

    www.aol.com/does-medicare-maternity-coverage...

    Medicare provides 12 months of medically necessary maternity coverage, including diagnosis, prenatal checkups, delivery, and postnatal care. Learn more.

  7. Postpartum physiological changes - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_physiological...

    Most of the time these postnatal changes are normal and can be managed with medication and comfort measures, but in a few situations complications may develop. [1] Postpartum physiological changes may be different for women delivering by cesarean section . [ 2 ]

  8. Fetal movement - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetal_movement

    The human fetus moves throughout its entire development.. Fetal movement refers to motion of a fetus caused by its own muscle activity. Locomotor activity begins during the late embryological stage and changes in nature throughout development.

  9. Prenatal development - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prenatal_development

    Recent research displays that there is a correlation between fine motor skills and prenatal risk factors such as the use of psychoactive substances and signs of abortion during pregnancy. As well as perinatal risk factors such as gestation time, duration of delivery, birth weight and postnatal risk factors such as constant falls. [37]