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المستخلص Pregnancy i the period which lasts approximately (10) lunar III mil , (9) calendar months (40) week’ Or 280) day’. length of pregllfinc _ is computed from the first day of the last menstrual period L!vIP) unril the d3y of birth. However, concep,ionoccur . approximately 2 week” after the first day f the L\.1P. TIllI the post conception age of the fetus is ~ week les , for II t013101’266 days or 38 weeks (Lowdermilk etal., 20Q6). Major adaptations in mat mal anatomy physiology. and metaboli III are required for II ucce s11.11 pregnancy. Hormonal changes, initiated before conception, significautl; alter maternal physiology. and continue ihroughour the entire pregnancy (Gabbe, et tiL, 2002). TIle pregnam women’ body goe through me profound anat, mical, ph)’ iological changes I adapt and support the entire pregnancy, which ultimately up port rh growing fetus. Although the .e physiologic changes are normal. often they can be mi: interpreted as disease becau e the pregnant woman’s body can’t adequately adapt to the changes f pregnanc (Torgersen & Curran, 1006). Significant phy iological adaptations during pregl1llncy contribute ro it succes ful OUICOlne. These 0 Cll! early in the pregnancy and continue throughout ge ration. Many change that are normal during pregnancy are pathologic-al hould they Occur in Ih· non pregnant women {Lowdermilk er at., 2006). PDF created with pdfFaclory Pro Irial version www.pdffaclory,cofil) |