Antepartum Care

Question 1

What is Chadwick’s sign?

Answer 1

Change in color of cervix. Early sign of pregnancy. Bluish purple cervix that can extend to vagina and labia.

Question 2

What is med term for stretch marks?

Answer 2

Striae gravidarum

Question 3

What is dark line midline extending from fundus to symphysis pubis?

Answer 3

Linea nigra

Question 4

What is it called when feel baby move?

Answer 4

Quickening

Question 5

What is Goodell’s sign?

Answer 5

Cervical softening that occurs during pregnancy.

Question 6

When is colostrum present in pregnancy?

Answer 6

12-16 weeks

Question 7

What is ballottement?

Answer 7

During pregnancy, tap on cervix makes baby float up in amniotic fluid and then back down to cervix (like a balloon)

Question 8

What is a woman in first pregnancy called?

Answer 8

primigravida

Question 9

What is woman in second, third and more called?

Answer 9

multigravida

Question 10

What is definition of para?

Answer 10

Deliveries over 20 weeks gestation.

Question 11

Woman who has never completed a pregnancy past 20 weeks.

Answer 11

Nullipara

Question 12

Woman who has completed one pregnancy past 20 weeks.

Answer 12

primipara

Question 13

Woman who has completed at least 2 pregnancies past 20 weeks.

Answer 13

Multipara or Mull-tip

Question 14

What does acronym GTPAL stand for?

Answer 14

Gravida
Term birth
Preterm births
Abortions
Living children

Question 15

What is considered a preterm birth?

Answer 15

20-38 week gestation

Question 16

What is considered a term birth?

Answer 16

38-42 week gestation

Question 17

What are Leopold maneuvers?

Answer 17

Hand placement on uterus that helps determines position of baby. Useful when trying to find baby’s heartbeat.

Question 18

What is first trimester of pregnancy?

Answer 18

0-13 weeks

Question 19

What is second trimester?

Answer 19

14-26 weeks

Question 20

What is third trimester?

Answer 20

27-40 weeks

Question 21

What is chorionic villus sampling?

Answer 21

The chorion (the little edges of the amniotic sac that burrow into the endometrium) is aspirated either through the cervix or abdomen to test for any abnormalities. Typically done in first trimester.

Question 22

What is vibroacoustic stimulation?

Answer 22

Put a vibrating pad on abdomen to jolt baby to move.

Question 23

What is a non stress test?

Answer 23

Noninvasive test that measures fetal heart rate in response to his movements.

Question 24

What is a contraction stress test?

Answer 24

Also called an oxytocin challenge test. Test baby’s heart rate in response to oxytocin. Either by nipple stimulation or IV oxytocin.

Question 25

What effect does estrogen have on breasts during pregnancy?

Answer 25

Stimulates growth of breast ductal tissue

Question 26

What effect does progesterone have on breasts during pregnancy?

Answer 26

Stimulates growth of lobes, lobules, and alveoli

Question 27

What is physiologic or pseudo anemia of pregnancy?

Answer 27

In early pregnancy, plasma volume increases more quickly than RBC volume. This imbalance of plasma/hemoglobin can show a low hematocrit and hemoglobin but not a true anemia.

Question 28

What hormone is early indicator of pregnancy?

Answer 28

hCG-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Question 29

Routine prenatal visits are scheduled how often?

Answer 29

Every 4 weeks until 28 weeks
Every 2 weeks from 28-36 weeks
Every week from 36 to term