Antepartum Terms

Question 1

Number of times a client has been pregnant

Answer 1

gravida/gravidity

Question 2

nulligravida

Answer 2

never pregnant

Question 3

primigravida

Answer 3

first pregnancy

Question 4

multigravida

Answer 4

multiple pregnancy

Question 5

number of pregnancy past 20 weeks (point of viability)

Answer 5

para/parity

Question 6

nulli-

Answer 6

never

Question 7

primi-

Answer 7

once

Question 8

multi-

Answer 8

more than one

Question 9

never carried a pregnancy past the point of viability

Answer 9

nullipara

Question 10

term pregnancy

Answer 10

37-42 weeks

Question 11

abortion

Answer 11

before 20 weeks gestation (spontaneous or induced miscarriage)

Question 12

pre-term

Answer 12

20 weeks - 36 weeks 6 days

live or still birth

Question 13

post-term pregnancy

Answer 13

42 weeks or higher

Question 14

GTPAL
Client has had 3 pregnancies, 1 miscarriage at 15 weeks, an infant at 35 weeks (alive), and a current pregnancy at 17 weeks

Answer 14

G3
T0
P1
A1
L1

Question 15

Gravida/para

Client is on their first pregnancy at 25 weeks

Answer 15

primigravida nullipara

Question 16

Gravida/para

Client just gave birth to twins (her only pregnancy)

Answer 16

primigravida/primipara

Question 17

GTPAL Client just gave birth to twins at 38 weeks (her first pregnancy, they’re alive)

Answer 17

G1
T1
P0
A0
L2

Question 18

GTPAL
Client has had 3 miscarriages before 20 weeks, 1 birth at 25 weeks who lived 3 weeks, and twins at 38 weeks who are living

Answer 18

G5
T1
P2
A3
L2

Question 19

GTPAL:
I am currently 8 weeks pregnant. I have four living children. I delivered a little girl first at 24 weeks, twin boys at 36 weeks, and a boy at 38 weeks

Answer 19

G - 4
T - 1
P - 2
A - 0
L - 4

Question 20

Measurement of fundal height

Answer 20

symphysis pubis to top of uterine fundal

Question 21

12 weeks fundal measurement

Answer 21

12 cm

Question 22

20 weeks fundal height approximation

Answer 22

umbilicus

Question 23

36 weeks fundal height approximation

Answer 23

up to xyphoid process

Question 24

40 weeks fundal height compared to 36 weeks

Answer 24

lower, as the fundus drops

Question 25

LMP date 8/16/1989

Answer 25

EDD 5/23/1990

Question 26

Presumptive signs of pregnancy

Answer 26

amenorrhea, fatigue, n/v, urinary frequency, breast changes, uterine enlargement, quickening

Question 27

quickening timeframe

Answer 27

16-20 weeks
16 weeks multigravida
18 weeks primigravida

Question 28

group of signs that makes the pregnant person suspect a pregnancy

Answer 28

presumptive

Question 29

group of signs that makes the clinician suspect a pregnancy

Answer 29

probable

Question 30

group of signs that can only be explained by pregnancy

Answer 30

positive

Question 31

Hegar’s sign

Answer 31

softening of lower uterus

Question 32

Chadwick’s sign

Answer 32

bluish color of cervix (from increased blood flow)

Question 33

Goodell’s sign

Answer 33

softening of the tip of the cervix

Question 34

Ballottement

Answer 34

rebound of the fetus

Question 35

Mnemonic: Hegar’s (SOFT)ware was so Good, Chad (Blush)ed.

Answer 35

Hegar (uterus) and Goodell (cervix) soften, Chad bluish cervix

Question 36

Mnemonic: Some ex-presidents push back on the ballots

Answer 36

Ballotement – fetal rebound

Question 37

Positive pregnancy test group of signs

Answer 37

probable

Question 38

positive signs of pregnancy

Answer 38

sonogram 4-8 weeks
doppler heart 10-12 weeks
observed movement 20+ weeks

Question 39

best time for pregnancy test

Answer 39

first void of the morning

Question 40

which class of meds can interfere with pregnancy test results

Answer 40

anti-epileptics (could cause false positive or negative depending on the med)

Question 41

Iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy

Answer 41

Hgb<11, Hct<33%

Question 42

HR increase at 32 weeks gestation

Answer 42

10-15 beats