W2: Prenatal Concept/ Antepartum Care Flashcards
Preconception care
identifying and modifying risk factors in individuals considering pregnanvy in order to improve their health
8 Components of Preconception Care
Folic Acid
Healthy Body Weight
Mental Health
Physical Activity
Smoking
Immunizations
Nutrition
Environmental Hazards
Folic Acid
reduces risk of neural tube defects
Healthy Body Weight
high/low BMI can negatively affect pregnancy
Mental Health
premature birth
birth weight
breastfeeding initiation
coginitive & emotional development
Physical Activity
decrease risk of chronic conditions
weight
mental health
Smoking
less negative effects on pregnancies
maternal health
Immunizations
adverse pregnancy outcomes
prevent infections from being transmitted to fetus
protection durign early infancy
Nutrition
overall health
optimize maternal & fetal health
Environmental Hazards
complex to verify but should be done
Conception and Implantation Phases
unfertilized oocyte
fertilized oocyte
two cell stage
four-cell stage
eight cell stage
morula
blastocyte
embryo hatches
vlastocyte rotates and impants into endometrium of uterus
6 functions of the placenta
respiratory - O2 and CO2
excretory - waste products
endocrine- functions as an endocrine - secretes 4 pregnancy hormones (human chorionic gonadotropin, estrogen, progesterone, human placental lactogen)
nutrition: mother- fetus
storage- carbs, protein, Ca, Fe for fetal needs
barrier- from harmful substances
CHEAP.TORCHES acronym
C:chickepox & shingles
H: hepatitis B, C, D, C, E
E: enterovirus + poliovirus
A: aids
P: parovirus B19 (5th disease)
T: toxoplasmosis
O: other -group B streptococcus listeria, candida
R: rubella
C: cytomegalovirus
H: herpes simplex virus
E: sexually transmitted- gonorrhea, chlamydia
S: syphilis
Antepartum:
prenatal period (conceptio - onset of labor)
AKA antenatal, prenatal
Intrapartum
period from onset of true labour - delivery of baby & placenta
post partum
6 week period: delivery of placenta - body returning to pre-pregnancy state
First trimester
1-14 weeks
Second trimester
14-28 weeks
Third trimester
28-40 weeks/delivery
Gravida
a person who is pregnant
Gravidity
pregnancy
nulligravida
a person who has never been pregnany and is not pregnant currently
primigravida
a person who is pregnant for the first time
multigravida
a person who has had 2+ pregnancies
parity
number of pregnancies where the fetus has reached 20 weeks gestation
nullipara
person who has not completed a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks
primipara
one pregnancy reaching 20 weeks
multipara
2+ pregnancies reaching 20 weeks
viability
capacity to live outside the uterus
Infants born at __ - ___ weeks of gestations infants are considered to be on the threshold of viability
22, 25
pre-term
20 - 36 + 6 w
late pre-term
34- 36+6 w
term
37 - 40 + 6w
early term
37 - 38 + 6w