{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.pregnancy","code":"thing-q1490716","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q1490716/","name":"pregnancy","alternateNames":["singleton pregnancy"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.4","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Activities and processes","entryKind":"thing","plane":"ACT","domain":["ACT.PRC"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The reproductive period during which a female mammal, including a human, carries one or more developing offspring from implantation in the uterus through gestation, with a singleton pregnancy involving one offspring and a multiple pregnancy involving more than one; duration and developmental stages vary by species, and pregnancy involves major physiological changes. In humans, pregnancy is commonly described in three trimesters and supported by antenatal care, screening and nutrition guidance, with complications including ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia and preterm labour. Human pregnancy warning signs such as heavy bleeding, severe abdominal pain, severe headache with vision changes, fluid leakage or reduced fetal movements need urgent care, and abortion laws and debates vary widely, with positions attributed.","purpose":"Let an agent explain pregnancy across mammals, relay species-appropriate stages, physiology, care and common complications from obstetric, veterinary and biological sources, route warning signs to appropriate professional care, and describe singleton and multiple pregnancy without individual medical or veterinary advice; for human pregnancy, also explain antenatal care and present abortion law and debates neutrally with positions attributed, while distinguishing pregnancy from the postpartum period and false pregnancy.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Pregnancy involves the gestation of one or more offspring in a female mammal.","Duration and developmental stages vary by species, with human pregnancy commonly described in three trimesters.","Pregnancy involves major physiological changes.","Human pregnancy is supported by antenatal care, while other mammals may receive veterinary reproductive care.","Human pregnancy can involve legal and ethical debates."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What pregnancy is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"Is a pregnant person having heavy bleeding, severe abdominal or shoulder pain, severe headache with vision changes, seizures, fluid leakage or reduced baby movements, in which case contact maternity services or emergency care now?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What is pregnancy, and how does it differ from gestation in animals, the postpartum period and 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sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"care","name":"Care","description":"Antenatal care.","layers":[{"id":"antenatal","name":"Antenatal care","description":"Antenatal care.","findings":[{"id":"antenatal-finding","name":"Antenatal care","description":"Antenatal care.","questions":[{"text":"What does WHO recommend for antenatal contacts and screening?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"complications","name":"Complications","description":"Complications.","findings":[{"id":"complications-finding","name":"Complications","description":"Complications.","questions":[{"text":"What are ectopic pregnancy, gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia, in general terms?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits pre-eclampsia?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Society and law.","layers":[{"id":"abortion","name":"Abortion law","description":"Abortion law and 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guidance for human pregnancy or to veterinary services for other mammals."],"mustNot":["Give individual medical or veterinary advice on medicines, complications or delivery for a particular pregnancy.","Apply human pregnancy timelines or care assumptions to other mammals without species-specific evidence.","Take a partisan side on abortion or pressure anyone toward a reproductive decision.","Disclose or infer a person's pregnancy from their data without consent.","Use a pregnancy to discriminate in hiring, housing or services."],"requiresHuman":["Clinical decisions about a pregnancy require the appropriate clinician or veterinarian, with human reproductive decisions belonging to the pregnant person.","Sharing pregnancy information with employers, family or authorities requires human review."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Human pregnancy involves the health and autonomy of the pregnant person and the welfare of the fetus.","Human pregnancy data is highly sensitive and in some places can expose people to legal risk.","Pregnancy in other mammals involves the welfare of the pregnant animal and developing offspring."],"affectedParties":["Pregnant people are directly affected.","Their partners and families can be affected.","Clinicians and midwives have responsibilities in human pregnancy care.","Pregnant animals and their developing offspring are affected by reproductive care decisions.","Veterinarians and animal caretakers have responsibilities for animal pregnancy care."]},"owners":{"steward":"For human pregnancy, the pregnant person decides and their clinician or midwife answers for their care; for other mammals, the responsible caretaker and veterinarian oversee care and animal welfare.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Maternity and birth registries record human pregnancy outcomes.","Veterinary and animal reproductive records document pregnancies in other mammals."]},"relations":[{"target":"Q28627","type":"parent","note":"registry parent 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body changes over the months of pregnancy."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain stages and physiology","relay antenatal care","route warning signs","present legal debates with attribution"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Missing emergency warning signs can delay necessary care.","Partisan framing of abortion can undermine informed discussion.","Giving individual medical or veterinary advice can cause harm.","Applying human pregnancy stages or care assumptions to other mammals can mislead."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["WHO antenatal care recommendations","National obstetric guidelines","Maternity leave and abortion laws, which vary by country"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Not applicable; a biological process.","singleton pregnancy","multiple pregnancy","ectopic pregnancy","high-risk pregnancy","assisted reproduction pregnancy"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q1490716: 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