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26 Cards in this Set
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Abortion/Miscarriage
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loss of pregnancy before the fetus is viable outside the uterus.
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Attitude –
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In perinatal care, the relationship of the fetal parts to each other.
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Designations
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O, M, B, S, SC
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Effacement
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Thinning & shortening of the cervix that occurs late in pregnancy or during labor.
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Embryo –
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The early stage of development of the young of any organism. In humans the embryonic period is 2
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Engagement –
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the entrance of the fetal presenting part into the superior pelvic strait & the beginning of the descent through the pelvic canal.
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Fetus
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The child in utero from about the 7th - 9th week of gestation until birth.
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Funic Souffle
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The soft blowing sound heard over the location of the umbilical cord of the fetus in utero and synchronous with the fetal heartbeat during late pregnancy.
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Gravida –
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a pregnant woman
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Intrapartum
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The time from the onset of true labor until the birth of the infant and expulsion of the placenta.
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Hydatiform mole
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Degenerative process in chorionic villi; giving rise to multiple cysts & rapid growth of the uterus, with hemorrhage.
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Lie –
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the relationship of the long axis of the fetus & the long axis of the pregnant woman. May be longitudinal, transverse, oroblique.
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Multigravid
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– A woman who has been pregnant more than once.
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Neonate –
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An infant from birth through the first 28 days of life.
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Nulligravida
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A woman who has never been pregnant.
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Para –
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A woman who has borne offspring who reached the age of viability.
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Position
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Relationship of presenting part of fetus to the 4 quadrants of mother.
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Positive Signs of Pregnancy
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Indications that confirm the presence of pregnancy.
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Postpartum
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After childbirth
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Presentation
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The fetal part of the body that enters the pelvis first. 3 presentations are cephalic, shoulder & breech.
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Presumptive Signs of Pregnancy
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Symptoms that suggest but do not confirm pregnancy. Cessation of menses, quickening, Chadwick’s sign, morning sickness
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Primigravida
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A woman who is pregnant for the 1st time.
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Probable Signs & Symptoms of Pregnancy
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Manifestations that strongly suggest the likeihood of pregnansy such as + pregnancy test, enlarging abdomen, + Goodell's, Hegar's, & Braxton Hicks signs.
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Station –
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Relationship of presenting fetal part to an imaginary line drawn between the pelvic ischial spines.
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Trimester –
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3 months or 1/3 of the gestational time for pregnancy.
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Uterine Souffle –
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Soft, blowing sound heard when ausculating maternal abdomen.
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