Gender & Women Studies Program

Process of  Fertilization  . About the tenth day after the beginning of the average woman's regular menstrual period an ovum that has developed in one of her two ovaries is stimulated by hormones and enters a sudden period of growth  that continues for three or four days. By the end of the thirteenth or fourth teen day of growth ovum is mature. It is encased in a sac of fluid and floats to the surface of the ovary. The sac ruptures and releases the ovum into the Fallopian tube. Millions of feathery hair in the Fallopian tube sweep around the ovum and gently move it towards the uterus. This release of the ovum from the ovary is called ovulation.      

The Biology of Pregnancy .           The beginning of human life has inspired wonder and curiosity in scientists and lay persons alike. There is evidence that in prehistoric with the birth of a baby. As a result , many theories of a mystical son grew up to explain birth. The Greek Philosophers and Physicians, on the other hard were aware that sexual intercourse always preceded pregnancy though they did not know exactly how this led to the production of a new life. On the basis of their knowledge they evolved the theory that the woman was the receptive soil in which the seed from the male was planted. It was not until the seventeenth century that the period degrade  a Ducth physician, suggested that the woman supplied an egg. A few years later, a Dutch spectacle maker , Van Leerwenhock, reported that Little animals , or what are known as sperm cells, were contribution to the new human being.  How Human Life Begins          We now know that each microscopic sperm is comp

Breast Feeding Breast Milk is the most appropriate nourishment for new-borns baby . Recently there is a remarkable increase in number of mothers who breast feed their infants during the first two or three days after delivery the breast secrete colostrum only but it is important that the baby is put to the breast in order to promote bonding between the baby is put to the breast  in order to promote bonding between the Mother and baby, to stimulate the secretion of milk and to teach the baby to suck. Conduct to find informal interview with mother in your family and neighborhood  to find how many mothers are award of goodness hidden in colostrum  . Composition of Colostrum  For the first 2 days colostrum is secreted and on the 3rd and 4th days the secretion changes to normal breast milk. Colostrum is a yellow fluid containing large, fat globules, the colostrum corpuscles and it has a high mineral, moderate protein  and low sugar content. Colostrum has a high content of a