Antepartum 2 Flashcards
Preconception care
health of women and partner- BEFORE PREGNANCY
What info is reviewed?
Personal and family history, physical examination, laboratory screening, reproductive planning, nutrition, supplements, weight, exercise, vaccinations, and injury prevention
GREATESTS risk time-frame
- Between 17 & 56 DAYS AFTER conception
- Up to wk. 14 of gestation
prenatal visits:
from conception up to week 28
evry 4 weeks
Prenatal visits:
Week 28 up to week 36
every 2 weeks
prenatal visits:
week 36 up to week 40
weekly visits
First prenatal visit consists of
- Counselling & education (Nutrition, do’s & don’ts)
- Laboratory Tests
- Threshold for Dx of GDM in pregnancy
Lab tests taken in FIRST prenatal visit
- Urine or Blood test
- hCG
- Diabetes Mellitus – Tight control
- Gestational Diabetes (GDM)- on the rise
estimated due date (EDD) usinmg NAGELES RULE
- FIRST DAY of LAST menstrual period
- Subtract 3 months
- Add 7 days
- Adjust year if needed
Terms to know:
GTPAL is used todocument a woman’s obstetric history
G= gravida
T= term births
P= Preterm pregnancies
A= abortions
L= living children
Total number of pregnancies
Gravida
Term gestations delivering between 38-42 wks OR after 37 wks.
Term
Number of preterm pregnancies delivering between 20 & 37 wks.
Preterm
Number of pregnancies ending before 20 wks. or elective abortions
Abortion
Number of living children
Living
HEAD-TO-TOE assessment:
Head and neck
- prev. injuries
- sequelae
- limitations of ROM
- enlarged lymph nodes or sweeling?
- edema of nasal mucosa
- hypertorphy of gingival tissue (increased estrogen levels)
- thyroid gland enlargment
HEAD-TO-TOE assessment:
Chest
- soft systolic murmur=. normal (incr in blood volume)
- incr heart rate
- incr chest diameter
- incr RR
- fuller breasts
- striae gravidarum (stretch marks)
- darker nipple and areola
- enlargement of montgomery glands
HEAD-TO-TOE assessment:
extremities
- edema
- pulses
- varicose veins
- 3rd trimester edeam =only normal
- pain in calf
HEAD-TO-TOE assessment:
Abdomen
- rounded and nontender
- decreased muscle tone
- 12 weeks: fundus @ symphysis pubis
- 16 weeks: fundus b/t symphysis and umbilicys
- 20 weeks: @ umbilicus
- 36 weeks: just below xiphoid process
Pelvic exam:
3 measurements are assessed:
- Diagonal conjugate (DC)
- true conjugate (aka obstetric conjugate)
- ischial tuberosity (transverse diameter of pelvic outlet)
Pelvic exam consists of
- External genitalia: lesions, discharge, inflammation, STI (visual)
- Internal Genitalia: goodell sign, hegar sign, chadwick sign (blue cervix)
- Pap smear
- bimanual examination
PELVIC EXAM DONE BY HCP ONLY!!
type of pelvic measurement:
* Distance b/t anterior surface of sacral prominence & anterior surface of inferior margin of symphysis pubis.
Diagonal conjugate
Diagonal Conjugate- things to know
- DC usually 11.5 cm or >
- represents anteroposterior diameter (AP) of pelvic inlet which fetal passes FIRST.
type of pelvic measurement:
- measurement from Ant. surface of Sacral prominence to the Post . surface of inferior margin of symphysis pubis.
- Can not be measured DIRECTLY.
True conjugate
(aka obstetric conjugate)
Type of pelvic measurement:
- Measurement made OUTSIDE the pelvis at the LOWEST aspect of the ischial tuberosities
ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY
Things to know about True conjugate
- roughly 11.5 cm
- SMALLEST Anteroposterior diameter
Ischial Tuberosity is best when
- diamter of 10.5 cm or > = adequate passage of the fetal.
Additional lab studies include
- Rh status-mom
- Rubella titer
- HIV testing
- STI screening
- Cervical smears
- UA
- Glucose
- CBC
What to know about RH
- Mom NEEDS to be Rh-sensitive
- If not Rh sensitive you administer RhoGAM