OB Week 1 Flashcards
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What is EDD?
Estimated date of delivery
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What is EDC
Estimated date of confinement
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How is the estimated date of a baby’s birth is calculated from:
The 1st day of a baby’s birth is calculated from the the 1st day of the woman’s last normal menstual period.
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Nagel’s Rule
- Subtract 3 months from first day of last LMP
- Add 7 days
- Correct the year if necessary
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Any pregnacy loss before the 20th week or weighing less than 500 grams. Abortion can be either spontaneous” (SAB) or “therapeutic” TAB
Abortion
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A birth occurring between 34 0/7 weeks and 36 6/7 weeks of gestation (71% of all preterm births & about 12% of all births)
Preterm Birth
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A birth occuring after the 42 nd week
Post term Birth
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A birth occuring between 34 0/7 weeks and 36 6/7 weeks of gestation (71% of all preterm births & about 12% of all births.
Late Preterm
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The # of times a women has been pregnant (including this pregnancy), regardless of duration or outcome.
Gravida
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The # of pregnanies a women has completed past 20 week, regardless of whether infanct is born alive or dead. (refers to number of pregnancies not fetuses).
Para
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More complex method of describing “PARA”
TPAL method
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Is often recorded in 4 numbers
PARA
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The number of term deliversis (after 37 weeks)
T= Term
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The number of premature deliveries (> 20 and < 37 wk)
P= premature
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A= the number of abortions (either spontaneous or therapeutic)
A= abortions
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L= the number of living children
L= Living
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A women who is pregnant for the 1st time
Primigravida
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A women who has been pregnant more than once.
Multigravida
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A women who has never completed a pregnancy past weeks 20 weeks.
Nullipara
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A women who has given birth 2 or more times over 20 weeks of gestation.
multipara
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A women giving birth for the first time of a pregnancy over 20 weeks gestatiion.
primapara
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PLACENTA Size
6-10” and 1” thick
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Placenta weight
1 lb to 1.5 lbs.
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Placenta structure
Divided into sections or segments called Cotyledons.
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Placenta has two sides
- Fetal side- shiny and smooth in appearance, the amniotic sac is attached to it.
- Maternal side- dark red and rough in appearance.
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Psysiology and functions of Placenta 1 A
Endocrine Gland: produces several hormones necessary for normal pregnancy
- HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)
- Estrogen
- Progesterone
- Human Placental Lactogen
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Pacenta also functions as 2 A:
Site of nutrient and O2 exchange and fetal waste excretion
- Occurs in the Intervillous space.
- About 150ml of the mother’s blood is briefly outside of her circulatory system while it bathes the Chorionic Villi.
- These are “treelike” structures that are derived from fetal tissure.
- The blood is exchanged 3 to 4 times per minute in this space.
- Maternal and Fetal blood do not mix.
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Placenta also function as 3 A.
- Blocks certain harmful substance- most Bacteria and some Viruses are too large to pass through the placenta.
- Maternal antibodies- many immunoglobulins are passesed to the fetus giving passive immunity to diseases, such as measles.
- Metabolic functions- substances are synthesized in the placenta (glycogen, cholesterol, fatty acids)
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Umbilical Cord- 1 A
The lifeline between mother and fetus
-20” -22” long, 1 “ thick.
Contains 3 vessels: 2 arteries and 1 vein, which are prtected by “wartons jelly”.
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Umbilicial Cord- 2 A
If abnormal # of vessels present- often associated with fetal anomoloies (heart and/or kidneys).
- The arteries carry “dirty blood” away from the fetus. The vein carries “clean” blood to the fetus.
- Central insertion into the placenta is normal.
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Fetal Membranes
-Called the Bag of Waters
-Consists of two layers
+AMNION- innermembrane, next to the fetus
+Chorion- outer membrane, next to the mother
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Fetal Membranes functions to:
House the fetus for the duration of pregnancy, protect fromoutside world, prevent vertical transmission of infection.