First Trimester Flashcards
The estimated due date (EDD) is calculated from what?
The first day of the last menstrual period (LMP)
If a woman had a regular menstrual cycle of 33 days, when calculating her EDD you will what?
Minus three months, add seven days, add 1 year and then add an additional five days to account for the difference from 28 day cycle. Subtract if her cycle is less than 28 days by the corresponding days to 28. E.G. a woman has a 25 day cycle = subtract 3 days from EDD.
Elevated human chorionic gonadotrophin is a what of pregnancy?
A diagnostic of pregnancy
Using Naegele’s rule calculate the estimated due date for Miriama. Her last menstrual period was 16th July 2019.
23rd April 2020
What is the hormone used to indicate pregnancy?
Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG)
Ideally the NZCOM First Decision point in pregnancy should over by when?
12 weeks of pregnancy
What are the most important histories that we take at the booking visit?
Medical, obstetric, social and psychological
What screen is not offered at every antenatal visit?
Ultrasound scan
What is not included in the routine booking visit bloods?
Varicella immunity screen
What is thought to be responsible for causing haemorrhoids during pregnancy?
Progesterone and increase blood volume
How much does the blood volume increase in pregnancy?
40 - 50%
In a full blood count (FBC) the normal pregnancy range for haemoglobin is what?
100 – 145 grams/litre (g/L)
The main reason for measuring fundal height during pregnancy is to detect what?
Normal fetal growth
During a woman’s pregnancy it is the professional duty of a midwife to screen women for what three things?
- Domestic violence
- Smoking
- Anemia
What is the germinal period?
From 0 to 2 weeks
