How Pregnancy Changes Your Body (and Brain)

🚀 Master the physiological and anatomical changes of pregnancy for your OB/GYN nursing exams or clinical practice! This is Part 7 of our comprehensive series from OROMOHEALTH.

In this video, we break down the key adaptations a woman's body undergoes during pregnancy, with a focus on the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems.

*CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS:*
0:00 Introduction to Pregnancy Changes
1:15 Cardiovascular System Overview
3:50 Cardiac Output, Heart Rate & Stroke Volume
7:10 Blood Volume & Physiologic Anemia
10:45 Supine Hypotensive Syndrome
13:30 Respiratory System Overview
15:05 Anatomical Chest Changes
17:40 Tidal Volume & Functional Residual Capacity (FRC)
20:15 Progesterone & Respiratory Alkalosis
23:00 Key Takeaways & Summary
26:50 Preview of Part 8

*LEARNING OBJECTIVES:*
By the end of this video, you will be able to:
Calculate and explain changes in cardiac output, heart rate, and stroke volume.
Analyze blood volume changes and explain physiologic anemia.
Identify causes and significance of supine hypotensive syndrome.
Describe anatomical chest changes and diaphragm elevation.
Explain changes in tidal volume and FRC.
Discuss how progesterone leads to compensated respiratory alkalosis.

*RESOURCE LINKS:*
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PMC Scientific Article on Physiological Changes: [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...) :cite[1]

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