Month 6

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Month 6

• By Jason Cohen

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Changes in the Mother

• Physical Changes
• Pigment changes
• Stretch marks
• Swelling
• Larger breasts
• Weight gain
• Heart works harder
• Fatigue

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Changes in the Mother

• Mental
• Be bored
• Anxiety of the months to come
• Strange dreams

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Growth of the Child

• Babys skin becomes opaque (see-through)
• The retina of the eyes continue to form
• Lungs begin to develop surfactant (substance that
  keeps the lungs from sticking together)
• Fingerprints are forming
• Can kick and hiccup
• The child is about 15 in. and weighs about 2 lbs.

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Special Tests

• Check hands and feet for swelling
• Abdomen, for babys position and size
• Blood pressure
• Weight
• Urine
• Height of the fundus
• Fetal heart tones
• Blood tests

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Problems

• Constipation
• Heartburn
• Indigestion
• Bladder infections
• Bleeding gums
• Nose bleeds
• Leg cramps

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Survival Rate

• At the 6 month range a baby being born would have
  about a 40-70 survival rate.

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Sites/References

• http//www.squidoo.com/preemiesurvivalrates
• http//www.birthingnaturally.net/pregnant/mbm/six.
  html
• http//simplymoms.com/art/p6.html
• http//similac.com/prenancy/month6
• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//medi
  a.ehd.org/images/prenatal_numbered_491/the-6-month
  -fetal-face
• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
  sciencedaily.com/images

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Sites/References Con.

• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
  preciouslife.com/saimages

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