Unit 6

  1. what is another word for pregnancy
    gravidity
  2. what is the number of pregnancies in which the fetus or fetuses have reached 20 weeks gestation
    parity
  3. What is a woman who is pregnant
    gravida
  4. what is a woman who has never been pregnant
    nulligravida
  5. what is a woman who has not completed a pregnancy with a fetus or fetuses beyond 20 weeks
    nullipara
  6. what is a woman who is pregnant for the first time
    primigravida
  7. what is a woman who has completed one pregnancy with a fetus or fetuses who have reached 20 weeks or more
    primipara
  8. what is a woman who has had 2 or more pregnancies
    multigravida
  9. what is a woman who has completed 2 or more pregnancies to 20 weeks or more
    multipara
  10. what is a designation given to a pregnancy that has reached 20 weeks of gestation but before completion of 37 weeks of gestation
    preterm
  11. what is the term given to pregnancy related changes felt by the woman?
    presumptive
  12. what is the term for pregnancy related changes that can be observed by an examiner
    probable
  13. what are signs that can be attributed only to the presence of the fetus
    positive
  14. What are uterine contractions that can be felt through the abdominal wall soon after the fourth month of pregnancy
    braxton-hicks contractions
  15. what are fetal movements first felt by the pregnant woman at 16-18 weeks
    quickening
  16. what is itching of the skin that occurs during pregnancy
    pruritus gravidarum
  17. what is it called when the fundal height is decreased and the fetal head is in the pelvic inlet
    lightening
  18. what is it called when there are enlarged sebaceous glands in the areola on both breasts
    montgomery's tubercles
  19. what happens to a woman's H&H during pregnancy
    it decreases (the lowest acceptable level of HCT in 3rd trimester is 33%)
  20. what is the goodell sign
    • softening of the vaginal part of cervix
    • probable sign of pregnancy
  21. what is chadwick's sign
    • discoloration of the cervix, vagina, labia
    • probable sign of pregnancy
  22. what is hagar's sign
    • sofetning of the lower uterine segment
    • probable sign of pregnancy
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Unit 6
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A & P of pregnancy
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