NUR1 233 Chapter 11: Chapter 11.docx
13 Jun 2012
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Visualization of fetus by real-time ultrasound examination: 5-6 weeks. Fetal heart tones detected by ultrasound: 6 weeks. Visualization of fetus by radiographic study: 16 weeks. Fetal heart tones detected by doppler ultrasound stethoscope: 8-17 weeks. Fetal heart tones detected by fetal stethoscope: 17-19 weeks. As family members learn their new roles, periods of tension and conflict may occur. Nursing interventions: promoting effective communication patterns between expectant mother and own mother and between expectant mother and her partner. Most important person to the pregnant woman is usually the father of her child nurtured by partner, has fewer emotional and physical symptoms, fewer labor and childbirth complications, and easier postpartum adjustment. 2 major needs from partner: feeling loved and values and having child accepted. Sex: during first trimester the woman"s sexual desire may decrease especially if breast tenderness, nausea, fatigue, or sleepiness: relationship with fetus.
