Ch 31 Vocab Flashcards
A fluid-filled, baglike membrane inside the uterus that grows around the developing fetus
Amniotic sac
Am umbilical cord that is wrapped around the infant’s neck
Nuchal cord
Appearance of the infant’s head at the vaginal opening during labor
Crowning
The neck of the uterus
Cervix
Connect mother and infant
Umbilical cord
Sensation felt by a pregnant patient when the fetus positions itself for delivery
Lightening
The part of the infant that appears first
Presentation
The vagina and lower part of the uterus
Birth canal
A woman who has had previous pregnancies
Multigravida
Delivery in which the presenting part is a single arm, leg, or foot
Limb presentation
Passage of the fetus and placenta before 20 weeks; Spontaneous abortions
Miscarriage
Tissue that develops on the wall of the uterus and is connected to the fetus
Placenta
First pregnancy
Primigravida
The developing, unborn infant
Fetus
Delivery in which the buttocks come out first
Breech presentation
A dark green material in the amniotic fluid that can distress or disease in the newborn
Meconium
Pregnancy that develops outside the uterus, typically in a Fallopian tube
Ectopic
The scoring system for assessing the status of a newborn
Apgar score
A small amount of blood at the vagina that appears at the beginning of labor
Bloody show
The dome-shaped top of the uterus
Fundus
When the umbilical cord comes out of the vagina before the infant.
Prolapse of the umbilical cord
The fertilized egg that is the early stages of a fetus
Embryo
Premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus
Abruptio placenta
