Pregnancy Overview Flashcards
(23 cards)
What anterior pituitary hormone readies the breast for lactation?
Prolactin
What resets the receptors for thirst and ADH release, leading to decreases in serum sodium concentration and possibly, polyuria?
HcG
What hormone relaxes tone and contractions in the ureters, causing hydronephrosis as well as increased risk for bacteruria in the bladder?
Progesterone
What sign is when the vagina becomes bluish
due to increased vascularity?
Chadwick’s sign
What sign is palpable softening of the
vaginal isthmus?
Hagar’s sign
What is a Brownish-black pigmented line along the midline of the abdomen?
Linea-nigra
What is separation of the rectus abdominus?
Diastasis recti
What is Thin pink bands which appear as a result of tearing of the collagen in the dermis and stretching of the skin?
Striatum Gravidarum
How do Fraternal twins come about?
2 eggs are fertilized by 2 sperm
How do Identical twins come about?
1 egg is fertilized by 1 sperm and then divides in 2
What week is the baby known as the fetus?
Week 10
By what week is the head is approximately one-third of the size of the body?
Week 12
How big is the fetus from weeks 13-16?
size of a peach
What trimester is when the daylong nausea subsides and their appetite for food and sex returns?
2nd trimester (4th month)
What is the currently recommended healthy weight gain for pregnant women?
25-35 pounds
What is the currently recommended healthy weight gain for pregnant women below the ideal weight?
30-40 pounds
How much more weight should you gain if you suspect twins?
10 more pounds
What trimester of pregnancy is also known as the pregnancy’s honeymoon?
2nd trimester
What position does the baby enter the birth canal with the buttocks or feet first as opposed to the normal head first presentation?
Breech position
What type of breech has the baby’s bottom comes first and his or her legs are flexed at the hip and extended at the knees?
Frank Breech
How much of of breech babies are of Frank Breeches?
65-70%
What type of breech has the baby’s hips and knees are flexed so that the baby is sitting crosslegged, with feet beside the bottom?
Complete breech
What type of breech has one or both feet comes first, with the bottom at a higher position?
Footling breech
