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Adaptations Pregnanc
Terminology for chapter 4 LeiferPHCC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abortion | the end of pregnancy before the fetus is viable, whether spontaneous or elective |
| antepartum | before the onset of labor |
| aortocaval compression | supine hypotension syndrome |
| Braxton Hicks contractions | intermittent contractions of the uterus: they occur more frequently toward the end of pregnancy and are sometimes mistaken for true labor contractions |
| Chadwick's sign | a violet-blue color of vaginal mucous membrane caused by increased vascularity; it is visible about the fourth week of pregnancy |
| chloasma gravidarum | a yellow-brown pigmentation over the bridge of the nose and cheeks during pregnancy and in some women who are taking oral contraceptives |
| colostrum | a secretion from the breast before the onset of the lactation |
| estimated date of delivery (EDD) | Nagele's Rule: determine first day of the last normal menstrual period: count backward 3 months: add 7 days: correct the year if needed |
| gestational age | the actual time, from conception to birth, that the fetus remains in the uterus |
| Goodell's sign | a softening of cervix that occurs during the second month of pregnancy |
| gravida | the number of times a woman has been pregnant |
| Hegar's sign | a softening of the lower uterine segment found upon palpation in the second or third month of pregnancy |
| lactation | the process of producing and supplying milk |
| amenorrhea | the absence of suppression of the menstruation |
| lightening | the moving of the fetus and uterus downward into the pelvic cavity |
| multipara | a woman who has had more than one pregnancy in which the fetus(es) was viable (20 weeks gestation) |
| para | a woman who has borne offspring who reached the age of viability (20-24 weeks gestation) |
| primigravida | a woman who is pregnant for the first time |
| nullipara | a woman who has not given birth to a child who reached the point of viability |
| quickening | the first fetal movements felt by the pregnant woman |
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