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7. Normal Pregnancy Flashcards

1
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Average gestation (days)

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266 days

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Average gestation from LMP
•	Days
•	Calendar months
•	Lunar months
•	Weeks
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  • 280 days
  • 9 calendar months
  • 10 lunar months
  • 40 weeks
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Define “Conception”

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Fertilization: The union of a single egg and sperm. Marks the beginning of pregnancy

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Define “Gamete”

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Reproductive / germ cells – give rise to the sperm and egg

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Define “Ovulation”

(When does ovulation occur?)

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Release of egg (the ovum)

five days before or after day 14

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Define “Coitus”

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Introduction of sperm into female reproductive tract

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Define “Fertilization”

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Union of the gametes

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Define “Implantation”

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Into the uterus

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What is a “Graafian Folical? What hormone does it produce?

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  • A small sac embedded in the ovary that encloses the ovum.

* Produces estrogen

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Role of estrogen in becoming pregnant

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• Prepares the endometrium to receive a fertilized egg

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11
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Define “Primordial / Primitive Follicles”

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Undeveloped egg cell

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12
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Changes associated with follicular ripening (4)

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  • Moves to the surface of the ovary and forms a projection
  • Follicle and ovum within become larger
  • Follicular wall becomes thicker,
  • Fluid collects in the follicle and surrounds the egg
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What happens when the graafian follicle becomes fully mature?

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OVULATION:

Graafian follicle brakes open and releases the ovum, which passes into the uterine tubes.

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14
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What 2 hormones cause the ovum to mature?

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  • FSH

* LH

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15
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From where is ovum released?

When does this occur?

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  • Ovum released from ovarian follicles

* Occurs about 14 days before a woman’s next period would begin

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Corpus Luteum:
•	What is it
•	Timing
•	Hormones (2)
•	Role
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  • The remaining cells of the follicle after ovulation.
  • Sticks around for 12-14 days
  • Secretes estrogen, progestrone
  • Prepares endometrium for a fertilized ovum
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17
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What hormone does the ovum secrete if it becomes fertilized?

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Secretes chorionic gonadotropin

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18
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What happens if the ovum is not fertilized?

• Hormonal changes (4)

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  • FSH and LH fall to low levels; corpus luteum regresses

* Subsequent decline of estrogen and progesterone.

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19
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How is the mature ovum transported through the fallopian tube? (2)

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  • The musculature of the fallopian tube

* The Cillia

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How long does it take the ovum to travel from the ovary to the uterus?

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3 Days

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21
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Where does fertilization ideally take place?

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In the distal 1/3 of the fallopian tube (AKA the Ampulla), which is close to the ovary.

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How many sperm are there in an ejaculation?

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35,000 to 2 million sperm

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23
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The sperm are suspended in what?

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2-5 mL of seminal fluid

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24
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Seminal fluid: Function

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Nourishment and protection of the sperm from the acidic environment of the vagina

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What is mitotic Cellular Replication? (Cleavage)

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The fertilized egg divides rapidly with no increase in size and smaller cells (blastomeres) are formed with each division

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Blastomeres: Definition

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Rapidly dividing cells that do not increase in size, formed with each division

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Morula (Def)

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When the number of blastomeres reaches 16 – a solid ball of cells

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Characteristics of the morula

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  • Surrounded by a protective coating called the zona

* Secretes a fluid that forms a blastocyst

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Blastocyst (def)

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A sac of cells with an inner cell mass

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Trophoblast (def)

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Part of the cell mass that becomes the PLACENTA

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31
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Embryoblast

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Part of the cell mass that becomes the EMBRYO

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32
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Zona

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Protective coating that surrounds the morula, then degenerates during implantation

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33
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The ________ cells displace the _________ cells at the implantation site

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  • Trophoblast

* Endometrial

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34
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During implantation, the _______ embeds in the _______.

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  • Blastocyst

* Endometrium

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35
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What happens 6-10 days after conception?

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The trophoblast secretes enzymes that enable it to burrow into the endometrium until the entire blastocyst is covered.

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36
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When is the pre-embryonic phase? What four things occur during this phase?

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Conception to day 14

  • Cellular replication
  • Blastocyst formation
  • Yolk sac formation
  • Differentiation begins
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37
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Three layers of embryonic disc, and the system that each frms

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• Ectoderm: Upper layer of embryonic disk. CNS

• Mesoderm: Middle layer
Meso- middle – MUSCLES!

• Endoderm: Lower Layer
Digestive tract, respiratory tract

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38
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Four hormones produced by the placenta

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  • Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
  • Human Placental Lactogen (hPL)
  • Progesterone (P)
  • Estrogen (EE)
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39
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Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) function

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Hormone that preserves the function of the corpus luteum to maintain early pregnancy

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40
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Human Placental Lactogen (HPL)

4 functions

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o Stimulates maternal metabolism to supply needed nutrients (Similar to a growth hormone)

o Increases the resistance to insulin

o Facilitates glucose transport across placental membrane

o Stimulates breast development to prepare for lactation

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41
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Progesterone (P) - 2 roles

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Stimulates maternal metabolism and development of breast alveoli

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Estrogen (EE) - 2 roles

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o Stimulates uterine growth and uteroplacental blood flow

o Causes proliferation of glandular breast tissue

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43
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Metabolic functions of the placenta (3)

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  • Respiration (Oxygen diffuses from the maternal blood across)
  • Storage / Nutrition
  • Excretion
44
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The main exchange of material between the mother and the embryo or fetus occurs through _____

A

The branch villi in the placenta

45
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The decidua (def)

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Endometrium becomes the decidua, which lines the uterus during pregnancy is and is shed with the afterbirth

46
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What are scattered over the entire surface of the decidua?

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Endometrial veins

47
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Fetal hemoglobin compared to maternal hemoglobin (2)

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o Fetal hemoglobin carries 20-30% more oxygen than maternal hemoglobin
o Fetal hemoglobin concentration is 50% greater than that of maternal

48
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Nutrients stored in the placenta (4)

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  • Carbs
  • Proteins
  • Calcium
  • Iron
49
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How are nutrients passed to fetus?

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By facilitated and active transport in the placenta

50
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How are water and electrolytes passed to the fetus?

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By passive diffusion

51
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Intrauterine membranes (2)

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  • Chorion: Outer cell membrane

* Amnion: Inner cell membrane

52
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Role of amniotic fluid

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• Helps maintain a constant body temp

53
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Umbilical cord roles (2)

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  • Arteries: Carry deoxygenated blood and waste to chorionic villi
  • Vein: Returns oxygenated blood and nutrients to fetus
54
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Physiologic changes of the uterus during pregnancy (3)

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o Enlarges and thickens
o Braxton Hicks contractions (painless)
o Softening of the lower uterine segment.

55
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Four physiological changes that occur to the cervix

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  • Softens
  • Mucus plug
  • Friable
  • Changes position with impending labor
56
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  • What is the goodell sign?

* When does it occur?

A
  • Cervix can be compressed, feels a little softer.

* Occurs after the 6th week

57
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How is the mucus plug formed? What is its purpose?

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  • Forms when copious mucoid vaginal fluid fills the endocervical canal
  • Due to increased estrogen
58
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How does the cervical position change with impending labor?

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Moves posterior to anterior before delivery

59
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Physiological changes of the vagina (3)

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o Leukorrhea
o Bluish color (“Chadwick’s Sign”)
o External structures may be enlarged

60
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Physiological changes of the breasts (6)

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  • Increased size
  • Tingling
  • Tenderness
  • Fullness
  • Superficial veins prominent
  • Leakage of colostrum
61
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What is leukorrhea? What causes it?

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  • White or slightly gray mucoid discharge with a faint musty odor.
  • In response to cervical by estrogen and progesterone
62
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What causes Chadwick’s sign?

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• Occurs due to an increase in vascularity

63
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Why may external vaginal structures become enlarged?

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• Reason: Hormones that prepare the vagina stretching during labor and birth causes the smooth muscles to hypertrophy

64
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Discomforts of pregnancy (13)

Don’t memorize; just review

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  • Breast changes
  • Urinary frequency
  • N/V
  • Varicose veins
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Backache
  • Leg cramps
  • Constipation
  • Headaches
  • Round ligament pain
  • Insomnia
  • Braxton Hicks
65
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How does blood volume change during pregnancy?

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Increases 50%

66
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How does HR change during pregnancy?

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Increases 10bpm (due to increased blood volume)

67
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How do WBCs change during pregnancy?

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Increase to an average of 15,000

68
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How does cardiac output change during pregnancy?

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Increases 30-50%

69
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How does blood pressure change during pregnancy?

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  • Remains the same in the 1st and 3rd trimesters

* Lowers by 10-15 mmhg in 2nd trimester

70
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How does oxygen consumption change in pregnancy?

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Increases in the second half of pregnancy

71
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How does body’s response for CO2 change in pregnancy

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Lowered threshold

72
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How does the respiratory rate change in pregnancy?

73
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Why does respiratory congestion occur in pregnancy?

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Increased vascularity of the upper respiratory tract

74
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How does BMR change during pregnancy?

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Increases 15-20%

75
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Why does the BMR increase during pregnancy?

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• Increased maternal cardiac work due to Uterine-fetal-placental unit

76
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Changes in the renal system during pregnancy (4)

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  • Urinary frequency
  • GFR increases 50%
  • Dilation of renal pelvis and ureters increases (slows urine)
  • Water retention
77
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What clinical implications does dilation of the renal pelvis have during pregnancy?

A
  • Allows a larger amount of urine to be held in the ureters

* Stagnant urine → Susceptibility to UTIs

78
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Changes in the integumentary system during pregnancy (5)

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  • Increased pigmentaiton (aereola, nipples, vulva)
  • Lina negra
  • Chloasma
  • Stretch marks
  • Oily skin, acne
79
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GI changes during pregnancy (8)

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  • Appetite changes
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Heartburn
  • Constipation
  • Gums swell and bleed
  • Pytalism (Increased drooling)
  • Hemorrhoids
80
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GI Discomforts of pregnancy - timing
• 1st trimester
• 3rd trimester

A
  • N/V: 1st trimester

* Constipation: 3rd trimester

81
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Musculoskeletal changes during pregnancy (3)

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  • Pelvic joints relax
  • Change in posture and center of gravity
  • Exaggerated lumbosacral curve
82
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Psychological changes of pregnancy: first trimester (3)

A
  • Accepts biological fact of pregnancy
  • Body image changes
  • Ambivilence
83
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Psychological changes of pregnancy: second trimester (2)

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  • Acceptance of reality of child

* Introspective

84
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Psychological changes of pregnancy: Third trimester (2)

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  • Prepare for birth and parenting

* Anxiety

85
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Three phases of “Paternal” Adaptation

A

1) The announcement phase
• Accept biological fact of pregnancy
• Ambivalence is common

2) The moratorium phase
• Adjust to the reality of pregnancy

3) The focusing phase
• Active involvement with pregnancy and relationship with unborn child

86
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Maternal weight gain: First trimester

A

3-4 lbs weight gain (total)

87
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Maternal weight gain: 2nd and 3rd trimester

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1 lb per week

88
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What four nutrients should a mother increase during pregnancy?

A
  • Kcals
  • Protein
  • Iron
  • Calcium
89
Q

Increase during pregnancy: Kcals

A

+300 per day

90
Q

Increase during pregnancy: Protein

A

+60g per day

91
Q

Increase during pregnancy: Iron

  • Elemental
  • Ferrous sulfate
A
  • Elemental: +30-60 per day

- Ferrous sulfate: +350 mg per day

92
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Patient teaching re: iron supplements

A
  • Vitamin C increases absorption
  • Milk, bran and tea decrease absorption
  • Take between meals
  • Increase fiber
93
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Pregnancy requirements – calcium

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2500 mg of calcium per day.

** At least 3 servings of milk, cheese or yogurt.

94
Q

Normal weight gain. 10 pounds by…

A

20 weeks gestation

95
Q

Total pregnancy weight gain for “normal” BMI (19.8-26)

96
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Total pregnancy weight gain for “obese” BMI (>29)

97
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3 cautions with pregnancy exercise

A
  • Dehydration
  • Avoid impact sports
  • Pain, SOB, dizziness → STOP
98
Q

What is physiologic anemia of pregnancy?

A

• Hemodilution

Occurs because the increase in blood volume is greater than the increase in RBCs.

(NORMAL)

99
Q

Iron deficiency anemia

  • Causes (2)
  • Result (1)
A

Causes:
• Inadequate intake
• Poor absorption

Results:
• Results in decreased O2 carrying capacity of the blood

100
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Diagnostic criteria for Iron Deficiency anemia (2)

A

• HCT <10.5-11

101
Q

Treatment for anemia

A

Prophylactic:

• Iron supplementation is often prescribed for all pregnant women by the second trimester to prevent anemia

102
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6 risks of anemia

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  • Poorly prepared to tolerate PPH
  • Cardiac failure during labor
  • PP infections
  • Poor wound healing
  • Preterm labor
  • Neonatal IDA
103
Q

Hyperemesis Gravidarum (def)

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Excessive n/v that persists past the first trimester.

104
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Hyperemesis Gravidarium: Diagnostic criteria

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5% weight loss of the pre-pregnancy weight

105
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Two results of hyperemesis gravidarium

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  • Dehyration

* Electrolyte imbalance

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