Question

2. Beth (age 18) is experiencing her first pregnancy and is now 24 weeks gestation. She tells you that she is “amazed by the changes that have happened to my body already.” Beth wants to understand what additional changes are going to occur to her “besides just getting a really huge belly.” Additionally, Beth relates to you that she is in her senior year of high school, is no longer involved with the baby’s father, and lives at home with her mother and 12-year-old brother. (Learning Objectives 3 and 5) Explain to Beth (in terms she can understand) what general body adaptations she will experience throughout the remainder of her pregnancy. What psychosocial adaptations may Beth experience as a result of being a teenage, single mother living at home?

Answer 1

1. Beth is in 24 weeks of pregnancy at this point, Beth may experience swollen feet and ankles. She may also begin to feel achiness in her lower abdomen in addition she may also experience leg cramps which is usually caused by dehydration

2. psychosocial adaptions she may experience are body dramatic body alteration, change in her social life, she may be afraid of giving birth and pain during delivery. May have fears of rising the baby alone without the father.