Antepartum Flashcards
When can you feel fetal movement
16-20th week
when can you hear the fetal heartbeat
10-12 weeks
when can you see the fetal sex
12th week
Why is folic acid necessary
Produces RBCs
How much folic acid is needed by the pregnant woman
400 mcg/daily
What does folic acid prevent
Neural tube defect
Ex: Neural tube defect
Spina Bifida
Ex of foods with folate
Leafy green veggies Fortified cereals Beans Rice peanut butter Liver Oranges
Chronic hypertension
systolic ≥ 140 and/or diastolic ≥ 90
PRIOR TO 20 WEEKS
Gestational Hypertension
New onset elevated BP
After 20 weeks
No protein in the urine
Pre-eclampsia
New onset of hypertension ≥ 20 weeks
Protein in urine or organ damage
Eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia and seizures
WBC total pregnant value
5000-15,000
Pregnant RBC value
5 - 6.5
Pregnant hematocrit
> 33%