Maternity Pg 251

Question 1

Amniotic fluid

Answer 1

Pale, straw-colored fluid in which fetus floats. Serves as cushion, and helps maintain body temp

Question 2

Ballottement

Answer 2

Rebounding of the fetus against the examiners finger on palpation. When the examiner taps the cervix the fetus will float up and then float back down

Question 3

Chadwick’s sign

Answer 3

Violet coloration of the mucous membranes of the cervix, vagina, and vulva. Occurs at about 4 weeks due to the increased vascularity

Question 4

Embryo

Answer 4

Fetal development day 15 to about 8 weeks or until measures 3cm

Question 5

Goodell’s sign

Answer 5

softening of the cervix that occurs at the start of the 2nd month of gestation.

Question 6

Gravida

Answer 6

Gravida 1 for sirst preg, and gravida 2 second preg and so on.

Question 7

Infant

Answer 7

A human from 28 days until the 1st Bday

Question 8

Lecithin-to-sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio

Answer 8

the two compartment ratio of amniotic fluid, used for predicting fetal lung maturity. Normal L/S ratio is 2:1

Question 9

lochia

Answer 9

discharge from the uterus that consist of blood from the vessels of the placental site and debris from the decidua; last 2-6 weeks after delivery

Question 10

Nagele’s rule

Answer 10

determine the expected date of delivery assuming that the mother has a 28-day menstrual cycle

Question 11

newborn

Answer 11

DOB to 28 days

Question 12

parity

Answer 12

number of pregs that have reached viablilty regardless of live or still birth

Question 13

placenta

Answer 13

The organ that provides for the exchange of nutrients and waste products between fetus and the mother. Also produces hormones to maintain pregnancy. Develops in the 3rd month of pregger

Question 14

quickening

Answer 14

maternal perception of fetal movement for the 1st time

Question 15

surfactant

Answer 15

phospholipid that is necessary to keep the fetal lung from collapsing