The Gestational Pregnancy Process

The gestational pregnancy process

Pregnancy is a natural process inherent to the human being, which contributes to human reproduction, Menéndez, Nava, Hidalgo & Espert affirm that the World Health Organization (WHO) defines pregnancy as “a process that begins when the blastocyte adheresTo the wall of the uterus […] the implementation process ends when the defect on the surface of the epithelium closes and completes the nesting process, then beginning the pregnancy ”. Indeed, pregnancy is a biological process given from the union of the zygote with the uterus, a procedure that begins with the belief and ends with childbirth.

Similarly Spong (2013) isOnce this exceeds 42 weeks is defined as postermino pregnancy, doctors influence the development of adequate pregnancy for women with the aim of generating healthier situations.

Pregnancy brings with it a series of changes in women, adapting it for the childbirth process, for Rocher (2013) in pregnancy, a greater increase in hormonal secretions is evidenced, especially ovarian hormones, in turn it is possible to observe arise in the blood flow (P. 46), also the woman is going through various physiological changes in order to ensure good development and growth of the fetus (cabins, longoni, corominas, sarobe, Yurrebaso & Aguirrezabal, 2002), within the most relevant physiological changes during pregnancyevidence:

Changes in weight: during pregnancy the woman increases between11 to 16 kilograms, approximately 40% (Maldonado, Sauceda, Lartigue, 2008), said increase corresponds to 27% the weight of the fetus, 6% amniotic liquid, 5% to thePlacenta and the remaining refers to the increase in breasts, uterine tissue and extracellular liquid, however, these figures may vary taking into account the type of pregnancy that occurs.

Cardiovascular changes: in pregnancy a large cardiac output and an increase in blood volume are evidenced from the first weeks of gestation, according to Hill & Pickinpaough this allows an "optimal contribution of oxygen to maternal and fetal tissues"

Changes in the urinary system: in the course of pregnancy, woman usually urinates more frequently due to the increase in the uterus that compresses the bladder and an increase in urine production.

Skin changes: during pregnancy there are three major skin changes which are pruritus, pigment alterations and stretch marks, the latter are the most frequent are characterized by being skin distention normally located in the breasts and abdominal zone (Purizaca, 2010), it is pertinent to clarify that these changes can vary according to each woman’s body.

On the other hand at the symptomatic level the woman experiences sensitive gums, pelvic pain, abdominal pain, leg cramps, lumbral pain, nausea, and dizziness.