Module 3-D

Question 1

Ballottment

Answer 1

Rebound of the fetus when the cervix is tapped during vaginal examination

Question 2

Chadwick’s sign

Answer 2

Bluish,purplish discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia during pregnancy as a result of increased vascular congestion.

Question 3

Chloasma

Answer 3

area’s of pigmentation (hyperpigmentation) include brownish pathches over the forehead, cheeks, and nose. (also called melasma or the mask of pregnancy)

Question 4

EDB- Estimated date of birth

Answer 4

Estimate of the date a woman will give birth.

Question 5

EDC- estimated date of confinement

Answer 5

similar to EDD and EDB

Question 6

Effleurage

Answer 6

Self-massage of the abdomen or other body part during labor contractions.

Question 7

Engagement

Answer 7

Descent of the widest diameter of the fetal presenting part to at least a zero station (level of the ischial spines in the maternal pelvis

Question 8

Fetoscope

Answer 8

Used to enhance conduction of faint fetal heart sounds. Rarely used in the US

Question 9

Gestation

Answer 9

Length (from conception) of the preganancy

Question 10

Gestational age

Answer 10

Prenatal age of the developing baby (measured in weeks) calculated from the first day of the woman’s last menstrual period. Also called Menstrual age, about two weeks longer then the fertilization age.

Question 11

Goodell’s sign

Answer 11

Softening of the cervix during pregnancy

Question 12

Gravids

Answer 12

refers to a woman who is, or has been pregnant regardless of the duration of the pregnancy

Question 13

Hegar’s sign

Answer 13

Softening pf the lower uterine segment at 6-8 weeks of pregnancy.

Question 14

Leopolds maneuver

Answer 14

Provides a systematic method for palpating the fetus through the abdominal wall during the latter part of pregnancy. These maneuvers provide valuable info about the location and presentation of the fetus.

Question 15

Lightening

Answer 15

Decent of the fetus toward the pelvic inlet before labor.

Question 16

Linea nigra

Answer 16

The linea alba (the line that marks the longitudinal division of the midline of the abdomen) darkens and becomes the linea nigra. Nipples, aereola, and preexsisting moles also darken.

Question 17

Multigravida

Answer 17

A woman who has been pregnant more then once

Question 18

Multipara

Answer 18

A woman who has delivered 2 or more pregnancies at 20 or more weeks of gestation

Question 19

Nulliparra

Answer 19

A woman who has never completed a preganancy beyons 20 weeks of gestation.

Question 20

Para

Answer 20

of pregnancies that have progressed to 20 or more weeks at delivery, whether the fetus was born alive or stillborn. Refers to the # or pregnancies, not the # of fetus’s.

Question 21

Postpartum

Answer 21

Refers to the first 6 weeks after childbirth.

Question 22

Primagravida

Answer 22

A woman who is pregnant for the first time.

Question 23

Primapara

Answer 23

A woman who has delivered one pregnancy of at least 20 weeks.

Question 24

Quickening

Answer 24

The first movements of the fetus felt by the mother.

Question 25

Striae Gravidarum

Answer 25

Irregular pink to purple streaks on the abdomen. breasts or buttocks resulting from tears int he connective tissue. ( Stretch marks)