FRAMEWORK FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING FOCUSING ON AT RISK, HIGH RISK AND SICK CLIENTS PART 2 Flashcards
glands that produce a thick mucus that maintains moisture in the vulva area
Bartholin’s glands
Bartholin’s glands A.K.A
greater vestibular glands
elongate inferior end of the uterus where it connects to the vagina
Cervix
transformed follicle after ovulation that secretes progesterone
Corpus luteum
inner lining of the uterus, part of which builds up during the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle and then sheds with menses
Endometrium
fingerlike projections on the distal uterine tubes
Fimbriae
(of the uterus) domed portion of the uterus that is superior to the uterine tubes
Fundus
First menstruation in a pubertal female
Menarch
It is an approximately 28-day cycle of changes in the uterus consisting of a menses phase, a proliferative phase, and a secretory phase
Menstrual cycle
A mound of fatty tissue located at the front of the vulva
Mons pubis
A smooth muscle layer of uterus that allows for uterine contractions during labor and expulsion of menstrual blood
Myometrium
It is a muscular hollow organ in which a fertilized egg develops into a fetus
Uterus
A tunnel-like organ that provides access to the uterus for the insertion of semen and from the uterus for the birth of a baby
Vagina
An external female genitalia
Vulva
The completed weeks of pregnancy (not months). The mother’s dates are usually calculated from the 12-week dating scan rather than the last menstrual period (LMP). This will give a more accurate expected date of delivery (EDD).
Gestation or gestational age
Pregnant
Gravid
The number of times a woman has been pregnant, including the current pregnancy. This is regardless of the outcome of the pregnancies (for example it includes miscarriages).
Gravidity
The fetal head
Cephalic
Cephalic a.k.a
Vertex
When the membranes rupture and a cord is presenting in front of the fetus.
Cord prolapse
Means “difficult.” May be associated with shoulder dystocia, or labour dystocia (protracted labour)
Dystocia
refers to the number of live births plus stillbirths a woman has had
Parity
Pregnancies up to 24 weeks, especially before 20 weeks.
Early pregnancy
A pregnancy developing outside the uterus, usually in the fallopian tubes.
Ectopic pregnancy