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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 Previous Pause Next Rewind 10 seconds Mov...

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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. correct answersProgesterone



Refers to the timeframe during delivery correct answersIntrapartum



Fetus delivered between 37 - 42 weeks correct answersTerm



Timeframe prior to delivery correct answersAntepartum



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



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



A client who has been pregnant at least twice correct answersMultigravida



Surrounds fetus in utero correct answersAmniotic Membrane



Number of times a woman has been pregnant correct answersGravida



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



Each 3-month timeframe during pregnancy correct answersTrimester



A woman who has never been pregnant correct answersNulligravida

,Subjective maternal perception of fetal movement correct answersQuickening



Provides oxygenation and nutrition to fetus; produces hormones correct answersPlacenta



Refers to the timeframe after delivery correct answersPostpartum



Fetus delivered after 42 weeks gestation correct answersPost term



Surviveability outside the uterus correct answersViability



A client who is pregnant for the first time correct answersPrimigravida



Substance diffused from maternal blood; fetal urine & lung secretions correct answersAmniotic Fluid



A method used to estimate due date correct answersNagele's Rule



Fetus delivered after 20 weeks & before 37 weeks correct answersPreterm



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



Any pregnancy terminated prior to 20 weeks gestation correct answersAbortion



Number of pregnancies carried to at least 20 weeks correct answersParity



What does GTPAL stand for? correct answersGravida, Term, Preterm, Abortion, Living



What does GP stand for? correct answersGravida, Para

,A normal pregnancy (gestation) takes approximately ___ months (___-____ weeks) correct answers10
months

37- 42 weeks



What weeks are the 1st trimester? correct answers1-13 weeks



What weeks are the 2nd trimester? correct answers14-26 weeks



What weeks are the 3rd trimester? correct answers27-40 weeks



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



Any baby delivered at 42 weeks is? correct answersPost term



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



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



What is Nagele's Rule? and how do we calculate it? correct answersEstimated 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? correct answersIt can be heard around 9-12
weeks gestation



When is quickening felt by the mother? correct answersAround 16 to 20 weeks.

Mother reports it feels like a butterfly or gas bubbles

, Other methods of Estimating EDD (more diagnostic) (3) correct answersCrown-rump length (week 13)

Biparietal diameter (after week 13)

Femur length



The femur length may screen for _____ correct answersAbnormalities



What is considered the "lifeline for the baby"? correct answersPlacenta



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

Matured by 4 months



What hormones are produced by the placenta? (5) correct answersEstrogen

Progesterone

Relaxin

hCG

hPL



The "pregnancy hormone", present in positive blood and urine tests correct answershCG



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



Relaxes smooth muscle; maintains pregnancy; vasodilation increases blood flow to tissues correct
answersProgesterone



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

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