Exam 2 Tutor Flashcards
when to feel Braxtonhicks
4th month
are Braxton hicks true labor
no
lightening time frame
38-40 weeks
what is lightning
baby drops
lightening is sooner in
primip
hegar sign
softening of the lower uterine segment
ballotment time
16-18 weeks
quickening
first regongitoon of fetal movement
- first kick
gooodeell sign
softening of the cervix
friability
tissue is easily damage
operculum
mucus plug
Chadwick sign
violet blue color of vaginal mucosa and cervix
striae gradidaram
remain after preg
- stretch marks
presumptive
subjective, changes experienced by the woman
Presumptive: ex
amenorrhea, fatigue, breast changes
probable
objective, changes observed/perceived by examiner & strongly suggest pregnancy
probable ex
Hegar sign, ballottement, pregnancy tests
positive
objective, changes observed/perceived by examiner indicate proof of pregnancy
positive ex
fetal heart tones, ultrasound!!!!
Naegele’s rule to calculate EDB
Assumes woman has a 28 day cycle and that fertilization occurs on the 14th day
After determining the first day of the LMP, subtract 3 calendar months and add 7 days
Chorioamnionitis
s/s
Maternal fever, foul/purulent amniotic odor, tachycardia (mom and fetus), uterine tenderness,
Chorioamnionitis risk for mom
sepsis
Chorioamnionitis risk for baby
RDS, meningitis, CP, pneumonia, sepsis
Chorioamnionitis risk factor
ruptured logner than 18 hr