length of pregnancy correct answer: 40 weeks, 280days
calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period(LMP)
preterm labor correct answer:
... [Show More] refers to labor and birth btwn 20-37 weeks
post term labor correct answer: labor that occurs after 42 weeks gestation
-gravida correct answer: pregnant
nulligravida correct answer: a woman who has never been pregnant
primigravida correct answer: first pregnancy
multigravida correct answer: woman who has been pregnant more than once
viability correct answer: the point at which it is possible for an infant to survive outside the womb, technically after 20weeks gestation and weighing more than 500 g
para correct answer: women who has given birth after 20 weeks gestation
nullipara correct answer: no births (a woman who has not given birth to a viable offspring)
primipara correct answer: woman who has given birth at more than 20 weeks gestation
multipara correct answer: woman who has delivered more than one viable infant
TPAL correct answer: term, preterm, abortion, living
normal pregnant vital signs correct answer: T: 36.5-37.5
HR: 60-90 bpm may increase by 10 bpm
BP: 90/120-60/80
Weight gain during pregnancy correct answer: 25-35 pounds2
1-2 kg/2-4 lbs first trimester
0.4 kg(1.0lb) a week thereafter
Goodell's sign correct answer: softening of the cervix
Chadwick's sign correct answer: Bluish purple discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia during pregnancy as a result of increased vascular congestion.
Vitamin A correct answer: is considered a category X (strictly contraindicated) if intake is greater than recommended amounts. Toxicity may occur, caution should be taken to avoid excessive amounts during pregnancy.
Folic acid and pregnancy correct answer: Supplemental _________in early pregnancy reduces neural tube defects.
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) correct answer: ceasarean birth recommended with active lesions present
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)/pregnancy correct answer: easily transmitted in all body fluids and crosses the placenta to infect the fetus
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) correct answer: A common bacterium found in the vagina and rectum of healthy women. However, an infant infected with GBS can develop septicimena, pneumonia, or meningitis. tx with penicillin
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea correct answer: erythromycin eye drops given to all newborns at birth to prvnt conjunctivitis
systemic steroids correct answer: when used in the first trimester may be teratogenic
OTC cold and cough remedies correct answer: cause vasoconstriction of blood vessels, which may elevate BP. should be avoided
preeclampsia correct answer: a complication of pregnancy characterized by hypertension, edema, and proteinuria, resolve 48 hours after birth
oral hypoglycemics correct answer: cross the placenta and are considered teratogenic and are not used in the first trimester, glyburides may be used in later trimesters
placenta previa correct answer: Painless, bright red vaginal bleeding, soft, relaxed, nontender uterus, fundal height ^for gestational age
placental abruption correct answer: Premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall after 20 weeks' gestation and before the fetus is delivered. PAINFUL [Show Less]