OB Foundations Chap. 7

<20 weeks pregnancy or gestation based on last menstruation, spontaneous (sometimes referred as miscarriage), or intentional abortion

absence of menstruation

irregular, usually mild uterine contractions that occur throughout pregnancy and become stronger in the last trimester

bluish purple discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia during pregnancy as a result of increased vascular congestion

breast fluid secreted during pregnancy and the first week after childbirth

separation of the longitudinal muscles of ab. ( rectus abdominis) during preg

softening of the cervix during pregnancy

woman who is or has ben pregnant, regardless of the duration or outcome of the pregnancy

softening of the lower uterine segment that allows it to be easily compressed at 6-8 wks of pregnancy

excess blood in an area of the body

brownish pigmentation of the face during preg, also called chloasma and mask of preg.

woman who has been preg more that once

woman who has delivered 2 or more pregnancies at 20 or more weeks of gestation

woman who has never completed a pregnancy beyond a spontaneous or elective abortion

number of pregnancies that have progressed to 20 or more weeks at delivery, whether the fetus was born alive or stillborn; refers to the # of pregnancies, not the number of fetuses

decrease in hemoglobin and hematocrit values caused by dilution of erythrocytes from expanded plasma volume rather than by an actual decrease in erythrocytes or hemoglobin

a birth that occurs after 42 weeks of gestation

birth that occurs after 20th week and before 38th week of gestation

woman who is pregnant for the first time

woman who has delivered one pregnancy of at least 20 weeks

first movements of the fetus felt by the mother

irregular pink-purple streaks on the woman's abdomen, breasts, or buttocks resulting from tears in connective tissue

a birth that occurs between 38th-42nd weeks of gestation

one of three equal, 13 week parts of a full-term pregnancy

usual weighs 50-70 g and holds 10 ml; by term it weighs 800-1200 g and holds 5000 ml

growth results from hyperplasia (primarily in 1st trimester from hormones estrogen and GH's); hypertrophy