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Card 16

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what other changes occur in the cardiovascular system?

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Card 17

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consider TILT - what can midwives advise women not to do pregnancy to support the cardiac output?

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Card 18

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blood and volume in pregnancy
how does it change and by what amount?
- which hormone can affect the blood and how ?

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Card 19

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how can progesterone affect the blood

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Card 20

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what is haemodilution?
what is it ?
why does it occur?
what does it then result in?

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Card 21

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varicosities
what are they?
how many women expereince these?
where does it occur?

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Card 22

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how can varicosities be prevented ?
what can midwives recommend?
what are they caused by?

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Card 23

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how to reduce the risk of varicosities ?

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Card 24

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why is it important that midwives keep an eye on varicosities ?
what could they result in?
what are the symptoms of this ?

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Card 25

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changes within the respiratory system in pregnancy
why do these changes occur?

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