Best protection against STD's
Male Condom
What type of birth control is no longer in distribution
Norplant
fluid retention may be a sign
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increased blood pressure
term for number of deliveries of viable infants
parity
in regards to a mother's history, what would the numbers 2-0-4-2 mean?
2 term deliveries, 0 premature deliveries, 4 abortions, 2 living children
What days are considered the unsafe period in a woman's menstrual cycle?
Days 11-18
What is the MC sign of pregnancy?
amenorrhea
What are considered "practice contractions"
Braxton Hicks contractions
term used for perception of fetal movement
quickening
Bluish purple discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia during pregnancy as a result of increased vascular congestion.
Chadwick's sign
What is considered premature delivery?
between 23-36 weeks
A term used to describe the number of times a woman has been pregnant, regardless of type, location, or method of termination?
Gravida
EDC is based on what?
280 day gestation from first day of last missed period
What period of gestation should the fundal height be level with the umbilicus?
20 weeks
Causes that may alter fundal height? MACA
What would NOT alter fundal height?
big baby, tumors, multiparous pregnancy
Gestational diabetes would NOT alter FH
What in diet helps prevent preeclampsia and toxemia?
Protien
What type of exercise help with strengthening the pelvic floor?
kegel exercises
best exercise for pregnant women who didn't exercise before pregnancy?
walking
What positional aid can prevent torquing of the pelvis?
cushion between thighs
Where should seat belts be worn during travel?
Belt at ASIS and inferior to the baby/abdomen
T/F Women with high risk pregnancy can have sex
False
When does ligament laxity begin during FIRST pregnancy?
20 weeks
T/F Orthostatic HYPOtension is common in pregnancy?
True
Term for woman who has have 3+ consecutive natural abortions:
habitual aborter
97% of ectopic pregnancies are located were?
fallopian tubes
What is the medical term for vomiting?
hyperemesis gravidarum
Ultrasound is approved for? MACA
Not approved for:
gestational age, fetal abnormalities, placenta position, fetal masses, amount of amniotic fluid
NOT baby's weight or sex
Increased amniotic fluid could indicate:
GI problem in baby
amount needed for amniocentesis
2 tbsp
risk during chorionic villus sampling
cranio-facial malformation or spontaneous abortion (0.8%)
quickening of first baby is felt at:
after first baby it can be felt at:
20 wks first baby; 16 wks after
signs inidicative of logan basic: MACA
high crest, contracted erector spinae mm, L4/5 SP rotation to contralateral side
Contact for Logan basic:
sacrotuberous ligament on same side as muscle contractions
medical treatment for incompetent cervix:
cerclage
gestational diabetes is seen normally at how many weeks?
24-28
pseudo-carpal tunnel can be caused by: MACA
subluxation, edema related to hormones
1st neurological condition of pregnancy?
intercostal neuralgia
What type of placenta previa causes placenta to reach edge of cervical os but does not cover it
marginal
What do you see with placenta abrupto?
dark red, non clotting blood
What is the treatment for pre-eclampsia?
delivery of baby
T/F Pre-eclampsia is only found in mammals
False- only in human females
When is it time to call birth care provider? MACA
blurred vision, swelling of face and fingers, burning on urination, decreased fetal movement
What is an ECV
turning procedure done in doctor's office
LOD for webster adjustment on sacrum
Anterior
What areas are adjusted in webster in utero constraint technique?
round lig and sacrum
what is the term when baby is born at 24 weeks?
premature
What are ways to prevent and treat premature labor? MACA
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