| Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, 4/e Brian Strong,
University of California, Santa Cruz Barbara Werner Sayad,
California State University, Monterey Bay Christine DeVault,
Cabrillo College William Yarber,
Indiana University
Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
Learning ObjectivesAt the conclusion of Chapter 12, you should be able to:
1Describe the fertilization process and development of the conceptus. |
| | | 2Describe the physical and emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy, including their effect on sexuality during pregnancy. |
| | | 3List and describe the possible complications of pregnancy, including teratogens, diseases, conditions, premature births, and fetal abnormalities. |
| | | 4Discuss pregnancy loss, including spontaneous abortion, infant mortality rates, and coping with loss. |
| | | 5Describe the stages of labor and delivery. |
| | | 6Discuss childbirth choices, including hospital births, C-sections, prepared childbirth, birthing rooms and centers, home births, and midwifery. |
| | | 7Discuss the question of circumcision, including religious, cultural, and health considerations. |
| | | 8Discuss breast-feeding, including the physiology, benefits, and issues involved in choosing to breast-feed. |
| | | 9List the principal causes of male and female infertility, and discuss emotional responses to infertility, treatments and surrogate motherhood. |
| | | 10Discuss becoming a parent, including the postpartum period, parental roles, gay/lesbian parenting, and coping with stress. |
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