Introduction to Prenatal and
Postpartum Care
Adolescence - ANS-- -10-21
-Early = 11-14
-Mid 15-17
-Late 18-21
-Consists of puberty and changes in the brain.
-Adult height and weight will be attained.
-For females in consists of breast development and menarche** (important milestone)
-Identity vs autonomy
Adolescence - Mobidity - ANS-- Pregnancy, STD, running away, and suicide
Early Adulthood - ANS-- age 18-35
This is the reproductive years
Early adulthood important aspects - ANS-- Contraception, substance abuse, intimate partner
violence, stress, and psychiatric illness
Early adulthood - two main crisis - ANS-- Intimacy vs isolation, generativity vs stagnation
Early adulthood - health disparities - ANS-- Cardiac is the #1 killer, stress, smoking, lack of
exercise, and poor nutrition.
Midlife adulthood - ANS-- 35-50 years - 50-65 years
Perimenopausal to menopause
Midlife Adulthood - is time for - ANS-- transitions.
Less estrogen = hot flashes, decreased genitalia, breast changes, decreased skin elasticity
Older women - ANS-- WOMEN WHO HAVE COMPLETED MENOPAUSE
Often are caregivers to spouses. Fixed incomes, poor diet and exercise
What tests are covered by the affordable care act - ANS-- Well women exams: counseling,
screening, immunizations
Contraceptives