Antepartal Assessment Flashcards
For Filipino women to have full access to health services
towards making their pregnancy and delivery safer
National Safe Motherhood Program
is committed to provide rational and responsive policy direction to its local government partners in the delivery of quality maternal and newborn health services, with integrity and accountability using proven and innovative approaches
National Safe Motherhood Program
On average, ________ babies were born daily, which translates to _____ babies born per hour or approximately ______________ babies born per minute.
4177;174; three (3)
Refers to the assessment done with the client (expectant mother) from the time of conception to the onset of labor.
Antepartal Assessment
Components of Antepartal Assessment:
Measurement of Fundic Height
Leopold’s Maneuver
Measurement of Fetal Heart Tone
To help determine the position and lie of the fetus, which in conjunction with correct assessment of the shape of the maternal pelvis can indicate whether the delivery is going to be complicated, or whether a caesarean section is necessary.
Leopold’s Maneuver
materials needed for Leopold’s Maneuver
Stethoscope
Tape Measure
- is a measure of the size of the uterus
- used to assess fetal growth and development during pregnancy
Fundal Height or McDonald’s Rule
The fundal height is determined by measuring the
distance from the pubic symphysis to the highest part of the uterus
At about ______________ of pregnancy, the uterus becomes __________ as a ___________________ over the ______________________
12 to 14 weeks; palpable; firm globular sphere; symphysis pubis
It reaches the _______________________and the
_____________________, and then often returns to
about ___________________ because of __________________________________
umbilicus at 20 to 22 weeks ; xiphoid process at 36 weeks; 4cm below the xiphoid; “lightening” at 40 weeks
If a woman is past 12 weeks of a pregnancy,
palpate the fundus location, measure the fundal height
Fundic height (cm) is equal to
AOG
12 weeks
fundus just above pubic bone
36-38 weeks
fundus usually right up under sternum
