Flashcards in Terms and Definitions Deck (96)
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Nullipara
A woman who has never been pregnant beyond 20 weeks
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Gravid
The number of pregnancies, regardless of outcome
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Para/parity
The number of babies born after 20 weeks gestation
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G6, P4
Gravida 6, Para 4 means pregnant 6 times (includes current) and has previously delivered 4 babies at more than 20 weeks gestation
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Grand mulitpara
Woman who has delivered 5 or more babies at more than 20 weeks gestation
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abortion / miscarriage
pregnancy loss before 20 weeks gestation
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labour
regular painful contractions with cervical change after 20 weeks
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LUSCS
operative delivery of the baby through an incision in the lower uterine segment
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classical c section
operative delivery of a baby through a vertical incision in the upper segment of the uterus
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hysterotomy
operative delivery of the baby through a uterine incision at less than 20 weeks gestation
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preterm labour
labour at less than 37 weeks
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PROM
rupture of membranes before onset of labour
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PPROM
rupture of the membranes before labour at less than 37 weeks gestation
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ARM / AROM
artifical rupture of the membranes
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SROM
spontaneous rupture of the membranes
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Braxton Hicks contractions
painless uteirne contractions in the antenatal period
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Naegles rule
To estimate probable date of confinement.
Add 9m7d to first day of last menstrual period. Correct if not 28d cycles
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First stage of labour
From start of labour until full dilation of the cervix
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Second stage of labour
From full dilation of cervix to delivery of the baby
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Third stage of labour
From birth of baby until delivery of placenta and membranes
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Spurious or false labour
uterine contractions which may be regular and painful but are not associated with cervical effacement and dilation
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Oxytocic
Medication that stimulates contractions of the uterine muscle
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Tocolytic
Medication to stop uterine contractions
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Induction of labour
Process causing labour to commence
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Augmentation of labour
process of stimulating a labour that has already started
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placenta praevia
placenta that approaches or covers the internal cervical os in late second or third trimester
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vasa praevia
fetal vessels lying in the membranes in front of the presenting part
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antepartum haemorrhage
bleeding >5ml from the vagina after 20 weeks gestation
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abruption
separation of the placenta from the uterus in the antenatal or intrapartum period
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