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What are some barriers to prenatal care?
Financial, Institutional practices, Denial, Cultural
Why is it important to take time with the client?
Avoid putting the client on the defensive
When should prenatal care begin?
First trimester
What should ideally be done before getting pregnant?
Preconception visit
What are the goals of the initial prenatal visit?
Confirm pregnancy, evaluate maternal health, assess growth and health of fetus, establish baseline data, evaluate psychosocial needs, assess needs for teaching, discuss plan of care for pregnancy
Which type of vaccines should not be given to mothers, what is an example that cannot be give?
live vaccines (can hard fetus), MMR cannot be given
What is the recommended folic acid intake for child-bearing age women?
400 mcg
What is the recommended folic acid intake during pregnancy?
600 mcg
What is the recommended folic acid intake for women with a history of neural tube defect?
4,000 mcg
What is EDD and how is it calculated?
EDD is calculated as 40 weeks from the LMP.
What is Nägele’s rule used for in determining the EDD?
Nägele’s rule is used to calculate the EDD by subtracting 3 months, adding 7 days, and correcting the year if necessary from the LMP
What factors are considered in determining the size of the fetus?
Ultrasound is used to determine the size and growth of the fetus.
How is Nagele’s rule calculated?
Date of last period - three months + 7 days
What does Nagele’s rule help calculate?
Gestational age
What does GP stand for in obstetric history?
Gravida and pregnancies
What does GTPAL stand for?
Gravida, term, preterm pregnancies, abortions, living children
How many weeks constitute a term pregnancy?
38-42 weeks
When are pregnancies considered preterm?
Anything below 38 weeks and above 20 weeks
What does the ‘A’ in GTPAL represent? what is the cutoff?
Abortions (spontaneous and induced). 20 weeks
What does the ‘L’ in GTPAL represent?
Living children
What does gravida G stand for?
Number of times pregnant
What is the range for a full-term pregnancy?
Term T = 38-42 weeks
What is considered preterm?
P = 20 weeks – 37 weeks and 6 days
What is considered an abortion?
A = anything less than 20 weeks