Week 2 Chapters 11 and 12 Flashcards
Pregnant woman and number of pregnancies incurred regardless of length or outcome
Gravida
Viable outcomes of pregnancy described as term, preterm, and living
Parity
Fetal loss before the age of viability, either spontaneous or therapeutic
Abortion
Woman pregnant for the first time
Primigravida
Woman who has been pregnant two or more times
Multigravida
Woman who has been pregnant for 5 or more times and delivered all
Grand Multipara
Woman who has never given birth to a viable fetus
Nullipara
Woman who has given birth to one viable fetus
Primipara
Woman who has given birth to two or more viable fetuses
Multipara
GTPAL
G: Refers to number of pregnancies
T: Number of term deliveries for this patient
37-42 weeks
P: Preterm Delivery 22- 36 weeks
A: Number of aborted gestations for this patient @ 1-21 weeks(includes elective terminations, ectopic pregnancies)
L: Living children
- Deliveries refers to the number of times a patient delivers, not the number of infants delivered at a time, if a patient deliver twins
ex: 1 delivery, 2 living children
EDC is calculated by taking the first day of the LMP, subtracting 3 months and adding 7 days
Nagele’s Rule
Term Pregnancy= 40 weeks from LMP
_______________________ can be used to calculate the due date. Use it by, place the last “menses” arrow on the date of the woman’s LMP. Then read the EDB at the arrow labeled 40.
EDB Wheel
1 to 12 weeks is
1st Trimester
13 to 28 weeks
2nd Trimester
29-40 weeks is
3rd Trimester
Initial Prenatal Visit
Assessment
S/S of Pregnancy
History
Personal Traits
Habits
Lab Data
Physical Assessment
Psychological Assessment
Sociological Assessment
Changes felt by the woman; amenorrhea, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, breast tingling
Presumptive Signs
Signs observed by the examiner, Hegar’s sign, Chadwick’s sign, ballottement, pregnancy tests
Probable Signs
Signs attributed to fetal presence; audible fetal heart tones, visualization of fetus by US, palpation of fetal movement by a trained practitioner
Positive Signs
Bluish- purple coloration of the vaginal mucosa and cervix
Chadwick Sign
- Sign of Pregnancy
Softening of the cervix
Goodell Sign
- Sign of pregnancy
Softening of the lower uterine segment or isthmus
Hegar Sign
- Sign of pregnancy
Postural changes during pregnancy does occur by what?
Increasing lordosis of the lumbosacral spine and increasing curvature of the thoracic area
Softening of the isthmus of the uterus, can be determined by the examiner during a vaginal examination
Hegar’s Sign