04 - PRENATAL CARE & ADAPTATIONS TO PREGNANCY: Key Terms

Question 1

The end of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable, whether spontaneous or elective

Answer 1

abortion

Question 2

Before the onset of labor

Answer 2

antepartum

Question 3

Supine hypotension syndrome is also called __ __ or vena cava syndrome; may occur if the woman lies on her back

Answer 3

aortocaval syndrome

Question 4

Intermittent contractions of the uterus they occur more frequently toward the end of pregnancy and are sometimes mistaken for true labor contractions

Answer 4

Braxton Hicks contractions

Question 5

A violet-blue color of the vaginal mucous membrane caused by increased vascularity; it is a probable sign of pregnancy that is visible about the 4th week of pregnancy

Answer 5

Chadwick’s sign

Question 6

A yellowish-brown pigmentation over the bridge of the nose and cheeks during pregnancy and is some women who are taking oral contraceptives; also known as the mask of pregnancy

Answer 6

chloasma gravidarum

Question 7

A secretion from the breast before the onset of true lactation; it has a high protein content, provides some immune properties, and cleanses the newborn’s tract of mucus and meconium

Answer 7

colostrum

Question 8

EDD

Answer 8

estimated date of delivery

Question 9

The actual time, crom conception to birth, that the fetus remains in the uterus

Answer 9

gestational age

Question 10

A probably sign of pregnancy occurring during the second month of pregnancy that involves a softening of the cervix

Answer 10

Goodell’s sign

Question 11

The number of times a woman has been pregnant; a pregnant woman

Answer 11

gravida

Question 12

A probable sign of pregnancy that involves softening of the lower uterine segment found upon palpation in the second or third month of pregnancy

Answer 12

Hegar’s sign

Question 13

The time of onset of true labor, followed by the delivery of the neonate and finally the placenta

Answer 13

intrapartum

Question 14

The process of producing and supplying breast milk

Answer 14

lactation

Question 15

LNMP

Answer 15

last normal menstrual period

Question 16

Movement of the fetus and uterus downward into the pelvic cavity

Answer 16

lightening

Question 17

A probably sign of pregnancy in which the examiner can easily flex the cervix against the body of the uterus

Answer 17

McDonald’s sign

Question 18

A woman sho has had more than one pregnancy in which the fetus(es) was (were) viable (20 weeks of gestation)

Answer 18

multipara

Question 19

A method of determining the EDD; after obtaining the first day of the last menstrual period, subtract 3 months and add 7 days

Answer 19

Nagele’s rule

Question 20

A woman who has borne offspring who reached the age of viability (20-24 weeks of gestation)

Answer 20

para

Question 21

After childbirth

Answer 21

postpartum

Question 22

A woman who is pregnant for the first time

Answer 22

primigravida

Question 23

A woman who has given birth to her first child (past the point of viability), whether or not that child is living or was alive at birth

Answer 23

primipara

Question 24

A condition in which the woman has symptoms of pregnancy but in which hormonal pregnancy test results are negative; false pregnancy

Answer 24

pseudocyesis

Question 25

Plasma and RBCs increase during pregnancy, but do not increase by the same amount. Plasma increases more than the RBC component. This leads to dilutional anemia, or __

Answer 25

pseudoanemia

Question 26

The first fetal movements felt by the pregnant woman, usually occurring between 16 and 18 weeks of gestation

Answer 26

quickening

Question 27

The lowering of BP while in a supine position; occurs as a result of pressure or the weight of the pregnant uterus on the inferior vena cava

Answer 27

supine hypotension syndrome

Question 28

One third of the gestational time for pregnancy

Answer 28

trimester