Female Anatomy Educational Posters & Charts- Pregnancy
the science and health classroom, home schoolers, medical professionals.

Female Reproductive System

Shows ovary, fallopian tube, uterus, and vagina. Illustrates ovum, the female pelvic organs (sagittal section), and the female perineum. Provides views of ovary and uterus during the menstural cycle.

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Pregnancy and Birth

Illustrates anatomy of mammary glands and infant within mother. Shows fertilization; implantation and trimester; fetal development. Discusses genetic screening and hormonal changes during pregnancy. Shows and describes the three stages of labor.

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Pregnancy Guide

6 page laminated guide for pregnancy planning, prenatal care and preparation for labor and delivery for anyone thinking of becoming a parent or anyone already pregnant. Includes: thinking about becoming a parent?; how can you be sure you are pregnant?; initial teaching about pregnancy; substance use; prenatal care; what to expect at the next visits; what happens to a woman's body?; what happens to the fetus?; other special assessments and care; danger signs & symptoms; some common complaints and how to avoid them; what happens to a woman's feelings & sexuality; sexual expression; daily self-care; preparing for the baby; preparing for the unexpected; what to take to the hospital; changes that may herald labor; recognizing true labor.

Infertility

Defines infertility and illustrates an ovum (egg) and spermatozoon (sperm). Defines semen analysis. Illustrates female internal genital organs and early cell division of a zygote. Describes and shows fertilization and implantation and blocked fallopian tubes. Lists common causes of infertility in both men and women. Includes a pie chart graphic that depicts the approximate distribution of common causes of infertility among men and women (including unexplained causes). Illustrates (and describes) the following causes of infertility: For men: Cryptochidism, Hypopituitarism, Obstruction and Varicocele. For women: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Pelvic Adhesions, Intrauterine Fibroids, and Endometriosis.

Nutritious Pregnancy

Shows food and herbal sources of protein, calcium, iron, and folic acid as well as how many grams of each are in common foods. Hang in the kitchen to be easily referenced at mealtimes.

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Conditions for Cesarean Section

Shows fetal malrepresentation, cephalopelvic disproportion, placenta previa, selected cases of abruptio placentae, fetal distress, and umbilical cord prolapse. Also indicates that maternal medical conditions with obstetric indication could be another reason for performing a cesaerian section.

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Aztec Midwife Administering Herbs to a Woman after Childbirth from an Account of Aztec Crafts

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Understanding Menopause

Updated chart uses the latest information on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), including the risks and the benefits. Also defines menopause, perimenopause, and estrogen. Lists common physical, emotional, and other signs of menopause. Illustrates body changes a menopausal women can expect and lists key steps to take charge of one's health duting that important time. Also includes illustration of the ovary and its role in reproduction and menopause, as well as what happens during the ovarian process.

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
b. 8-29-1809; Cambridge, MA
d. 10-7-1894; Boston

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., a physician and Professor of Anatomy & Physiology, who published in 1843 The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever which argued that puerperal fever, a deadly disease of women giving birth, was frequently carried from patient to patient by physicians and nurses. He was also the author of the poem “Old Ironsides” which saved the 18th century wooden Navy frigate USS Constitution from being scraped. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. was the father of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Margaret Sanger, née Higgins
b. 9-14-1879; Corning, NY
b. 9-6-1966; Arizona

Nurse Margaret Sanger was a birth control activist who gradually won support for a woman to decide how and when she would have children. She was the founder of the American Birth Control League which eventually became Planned Parenthood.

FYI - Margaret, who was the 6th child of 11 live births, spent her childhood caring for the household and siblings. Her mother, Anne Purcell Higgins, was a devout Catholic who went through 18 pregnancies before dying of tuberculosis and cervical cancer.

Margaret Sanger quotes ~
• “No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.”
• “When motherhood becomes the fruit of a deep yearning, not the result of ignorance or accident, its children will become the foundation of a new race.”

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