MT10 Pregnancy, childbirth & Paediatrics Flashcards
Obstetrics
Medical speciality concerned with pregnancy and childbirth
Medical specialist concerned with pregnancy and childbirth
Obstetrician
Antenatal/Prenatal
Pertaining to the period before birth
Perinatal
Pertaining to the time around birth
Postnatal
Pertaining to the period after childbirth
The fertilisation of an ovum by sperm
Conception
IVF
In vitro fertilisation (in glass) occurs outside the body
Pregnancy begins when…
The ovum implants into the uterine wall
Ectopic pregnancy
When a fertilised ovum grows outside the uterus
An implanted ovum is called what
And what is it called after eight weeks
An embryo
Fetus
What does gestation mean
The duration of pregnancy
What is a trimester
A period of three months – used as a division of time in the duration of pregnancy
Abortion
The emptying of the pregnant uterus before 24 weeks (when the fetus is considered viable i.e. capable of independent life)
Spontaneous abortion otherwise known as
Miscarriage which occurs naturally
T.O.P
Termination of pregnancy – an induced abortion which is a surgical procedure
And incomplete abortion leave some part of the features for placenta in the uterus and may require
An ERPC - Evacuation of retained products of conception
Primigravida
A woman who is pregnant for the first time
Multigravida
A woman that has been pregnant more than once
Nulligravida
A woman who has never been pregnant
What is the membrane surrounding a foetus called
Amnion
The amnion is filled with
Amniotic fluid
Hydramnios
The condition of excess amniotic fluid
Oligohydramnios
Scanty amniotic fluid
Amniocentesis can be performed to
Diagnose fetal abnormalities
What is the chorion
The outermost membrane surrounding the fetus. It is part of the placenta
What is parturition
Childbirth – the action of giving birth
How do we define postpartum
Period after birth
What are Braxton Hicks
False contractions of the uterine muscle during pregnancy
normal childbirth
Eutocia
What does a tocograph do
Monitors labour by recording uterine contractions
What does cardiotocography do
Monitors labour by recording uterine contractions and the fetal heartbeat
What is the Apgar score
An estimation of the well-being of a newborn baby
Meconium
The first stools of a newborn
What is a Caesarean section
abdominal incision to deliver a baby
Primapara
A woman who is giving birth for the first time
Multipara
A woman who has had more than one child
Nullipara
A woman who has never given birth
What is a neonate
Baby up to 28 days old
What is the puerperium
The first six weeks after childbirth
What is the name for milk secreting glands
Breasts or mammary glands
Lactation
The production of milk
glastocele
A milk cyst
amni/
amnion - Describing the amniotic sac or amniotic fluid
episi-
Vulva
Nat/
Birth
mast/. Or mamm/
Breast
toc-
Childbirth or labour
pseudo-
False
ante- or pre-
Before
post-
After
-cyesis
Pregnancy or pregnant
-gravitate
Pregnancy
-para
Given birth
AN and PN
Antenatal and postnatal
CS
Caesarean section
IVF
In vitro fertilisation
SCBU
Special care baby unit
TOP
Termination of pregnancy
USS
Ultrasound scan
Albuminuria
Presence of albumin (protein) in the urine
Amniocentesis
Puncture of the fetal sac
Dystocia
Difficult labour
Eutocia
Normal childbirth
Natal
Relating to birth
Pseudocyesis
False pregnancy
Toxaemia
Blood poisoning
Ectopic
Out of place or misplaced
Oedema
The excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues
Describe breast
Female milk producing glands
Describe placenta
Organ in uterus that connects fetus to mothers blood supply
Describe uterus
Organ in female pelvis where fetus develops
Paediatrics
Medical study concerning children and their diseases
A medical specialist concerned with the medical care of infants, children and adolescents
Paediatrician
Congenital
Born with, condition present from birth
Acquired
Developing after birth
Hereditary
Condition passed from parents to children
Traumatic
Relating to a physical wound or injury
Enuresis
Inability to control urination
-iatr
Medicine/physician/treatment
