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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 Objectives

At the conclusion of Chapter 12, you should be able to:

1

Describe the fertilization process and development of the conceptus.

2

Describe the physical and emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy, including their effect on sexuality during pregnancy.

3

List and describe the possible complications of pregnancy, including teratogens, diseases, conditions, premature births, and fetal abnormalities.

4

Discuss pregnancy loss, including spontaneous abortion, infant mortality rates, and coping with loss.

5

Describe the stages of labor and delivery.

6

Discuss childbirth choices, including hospital births, C-sections, prepared childbirth, birthing rooms and centers, home births, and midwifery.

7

Discuss the question of circumcision, including religious, cultural, and health considerations.

8

Discuss breast-feeding, including the physiology, benefits, and issues involved in choosing to breast-feed.

9

List the principal causes of male and female infertility, and discuss emotional responses to infertility, treatments and surrogate motherhood.

10

Discuss becoming a parent, including the postpartum period, parental roles, gay/lesbian parenting, and coping with stress.