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Hormone that relaxes smooth muscle (keeps pregnancy sustained!!), this drops close to delivery to
allow muscles to contract! Vasodilation increases blood flow to tissues. - Progesterone



Refers to the timeframe during delivery - Intrapartum



Fetus delivered between 37 - 42 weeks - Term



Timeframe prior to delivery - Antepartum



'The Pregnancy Hormone'; gives + test, diminishes after a few weeks. - HCG (human chorionic
gonadotropin)



Hormone that promotes maternal tissue growth (put on weight), helps soften the cervix at delivery. -
Estrogen



A client who has been pregnant at least twice - Multigravida



Surrounds fetus in utero - Amniotic Membrane



Number of times a woman has been pregnant - Gravida



Hormone that makes glucose available to fetus & promotes fetal growth by altering mom's nutrients
(proteins, fats, carbs) increase maternal glucose - HPL (Human placental lactogen)



Each 3-month timeframe during pregnancy - Trimester



A woman who has never been pregnant - Nulligravida

,Subjective maternal perception of fetal movement - Quickening



Provides oxygenation and nutrition to fetus; produces hormones - Placenta



Refers to the timeframe after delivery - Postpartum



Fetus delivered after 42 weeks gestation - Post term



Surviveability outside the uterus - Viability



A client who is pregnant for the first time - Primigravida



Substance diffused from maternal blood; fetal urine & lung secretions - Amniotic Fluid



A method used to estimate due date - Nagele's Rule



Fetus delivered after 20 weeks & before 37 weeks - Preterm



Hormone that helps make maternal ligaments flexible; gives the waddling gait; pubis symphysis
separates at about 28-30 wk - Relaxin



Any pregnancy terminated prior to 20 weeks gestation - Abortion



Number of pregnancies carried to at least 20 weeks - Parity



What does GTPAL stand for? - Gravida, Term, Preterm, Abortion, Living



What does GP stand for? - Gravida, Para

,A normal pregnancy (gestation) takes approximately ___ months (___-____ weeks) - 10 months

37- 42 weeks



What weeks are the 1st trimester? - 1-13 weeks



What weeks are the 2nd trimester? - 14-26 weeks



What weeks are the 3rd trimester? - 27-40 weeks



Any baby delivered between 37- 41 weeks + 6 weeks gestation is called what? - Term



Any baby delivered at 42 weeks is? - Post term



Any baby delivered between 20-36 weeks + 6 days is? - Preterm



Any pregnancy terminated prior to 20 weeks- elective (EAB) or spontaneous (miscarriage) is called
what? - Abortion



What is Nagele's Rule? and how do we calculate it? - Estimated Date of delivery calculation based on the
1st day of the woman's last normal period.

We calculate this by adding 7 days, then subtracting 3 months.



When can auscultation of the fetal heartbeat be heard? - It can be heard around 9-12 weeks gestation



When is quickening felt by the mother? - Around 16 to 20 weeks.

Mother reports it feels like a butterfly or gas bubbles



Other methods of Estimating EDD (more diagnostic) (3) - Crown-rump length (week 13)

, Biparietal diameter (after week 13)

Femur length



The femur length may screen for _____ - Abnormalities



What is considered the "lifeline for the baby"? - Placenta



When is the placenta established and when does it mature? - Well-established by 8-10 weeks

Matured by 4 months



What hormones are produced by the placenta? (5) - Estrogen

Progesterone

Relaxin

hCG

hPL



The "pregnancy hormone", present in positive blood and urine tests - hCG



Makes glucose available to fetus and promotes fetal growth by altering Mom's nutrients (proteins, fats,
carbs). Increases maternal glucose - hPL



Relaxes smooth muscle; maintains pregnancy; vasodilation increases blood flow to tissues -
Progesterone



Promotes maternal muscle and tissue growth; enhances myometrial activity- vasodilation; helps soften
cervix at delivery - Estrogen



Ligaments become more flexible to aid delivery (pubis symphasis separates at approx 28-30 weeks) -
Relaxin

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