Pregnancy and Abortion Module

8/9/2019 Pregnancy and Abortion Module

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Medical Jurisprudence Midterm Expanded Outline Sam Tirthdas

PREGNANCY AND ABORTION MODULE

PREGNANCY

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Civil Code Article 40 Birth determines personality; but the conceived childshall be considered born for all purposes that are favorable to it, provided it beborn later ith the conditions speci!ed in the folloin" article# $%&a'Civil Code Article 4! (or civil purposes, the foetus is considered born if it is aliveat the time it is completely delivered from the mother)s omb# *oever, if thefoetus had an intra+uterine life of less than seven months, it is not deemed born if itdies ithin tenty+four hours after its complete delivery from the maternal omb#$-a'Article "# . marria"e may be annulled for any of the folloin" causes, existin" atthe time of the marria"e/$0' That the party in hose behalf it is sou"ht to have the marria"e annulled asbeteen the a"es of sixteen and tenty years, if male, or beteen the a"es of

fourteen and ei"hteen years, if female, and the marria"e as solemni1ed ithoutthe consent of the parent, "uardian or person havin" authority over the party,unless after attainin" the a"es of tenty or ei"hteen years, as the case may be,such party freely cohabited ith the other and both lived to"ether as husband andife;$%' 2n a subse3uent marria"e under article 4, number %, that the former husbandor ife believed to be dead as in fact livin" and the marria"e ith such formerhusband or ife as then in force;$' That either party as of unsound mind, unless such party, after comin" toreason, freely cohabited ith the other as husband or ife;$5' That the consent of either party as obtained by fraud, unless such partyafterards, ith full 6noled"e of the facts constitutin" the fraud, freely cohabited

ith the other as her husband or his ife, as the case may be;$7' That the consent of either party as obtained by force or intimidation, unlessthe violence or threat havin" disappeared, such party afterards freely cohabitedith the other as her husband or his ife, as the case may be;$8' That either party as, at the time of marria"e, physically incapable of enterin"into the married state, and such incapacity continues, and appears to be incurable#$-a'

Article "$ .ny of the folloin" circumstances shall constitute fraud referred to innumber 5 of the precedin" article/$0' Misrepresentation as to the identity of one of the contractin" parties;$%' 9on+disclosure of the previous conviction of the other party of a crime involvin"

moral turpitude, and the penalty imposed as imprisonment for to years or more;$' :oncealment by the ife of the fact that at the time of the marria"e, she aspre"nant by a man other than her husband#

9o other misrepresentation or deceit as to character, ran6, fortune or chastity shallconstitute such fraud as ill "ive "rounds for action for the annulment of marria"e#$n'


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%IGN% O& PREGNANCY

Pres'()tive %i*+s o, Pre*+a+c-

a# A(e+orr.ea /Cessatio+ o, Me+str'atio+

b# Na'sea a+d 1o(iti+* /Mor+i+* %ic2+ess

c# &re3'e+t Uri+atio+

d# Breast C.a+*es

2n early pre"nancy, chan"es start ith a sli"ht, temporary enlar"ement of the

breasts, causin" a sensation of ei"ht, fullness, and mild tin"lin"#

ar6enin" of the areola++the bron part around the nipple#

Enlar"ement of Mont"omery "lands++the tiny nodules or sebaceous "landsithin the areola#

2ncreased !rmness or tenderness of the breasts#

More prominent and visible veins due to the increased blood supply#


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sixth ee6 hen associated ith pre"nancy# 2t may also be noted ith a

rapidly "roin" uterine tumor or any cause of pelvic con"estion#

>eu6orrhea# This is an increase in the hite or sli"htly "ray mucoid dischar"e

that has a faint musty odor# 2t is due to hyperplasia of va"inal epithelial cells

of the cervix because of increased hormone level from the pre"nancy#>eu6orrhea is also present in va"inal infections#

f# 'ic2e+i+* /&eeli+* o, Li,e#

This is the !rst perception of fetal movement ithin the uterus# 2t usually occurs

toard the end of the !fth month because of spasmodic =utter#

"# %2i+ C.a+*es#

Striae "ravidarum $stretch mar6s'# These are mar6s noted on the abdomen

and?or buttoc6s#

>inea ni"ra + This is a blac6 line in the midline of the abdomen that may run

from the sternum or umbilicus to the symphysis pubis#

:hloasma# This is called the @Mas6 of


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b# Ultraso'+d %ca++i+* o, t.e &et's# The "estation sac can be seen and

photo"raphed# .n embryo as early as the 5th ee6 after conception can be

identi!ed# The fetal parts be"in to appear by the 0-th ee6 of "estation#

c# Pal)atio+ o, t.e E+tire &et's#


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Esti(ated date o, Deliver-:hildbirthusually occurs about 8" wee2s a,ter co+ce)tio+# 2n omen ho have amenstrual cycle len"th of four ee6s, this is approximately 5- ee6s from the startof the last normal menstrual period$>9M


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0# The penalty of reclusion temporal, i, .e s.all 'se a+- viole+ce ')o+ t.e)erso+ o, t.e )re*+a+t wo(a+%# The penalty of prision mayor if, wit.o't 'si+* viole+ce, he shall act wit.o'tt.e co+se+tof the oman## The penalty of prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods: i, t.ewo(a+ s.all .ave co+se+ted

Art


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The linin" of the omb brea6s don ithin 8 hours of ta6in" prosta"landin hich is

then expelled from the va"ina alon" ith the fetus# This bleedin" is accompanied by

cramps and is very similar to a very heavy period#

Mec.a+ical @ %'r*ical A9ortio+T.ere are < t-)es! 1ac''( as)iratio+/s'ctio+ (et.od:arried out on omen ho are beteen D to 07 ee6s pre"nant. small tablet $6non as a pessary' inserted into the va"ina beforehand hich helpsto dilate $open' the cervix#Once this has dilated a small suction tube, connected to a pump, ill be placedinside the omb# The vacuum action of this suction tube ill remove the fetus andany surroundin" tissue#

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