Pregnancy/Fetal Devlopment Flashcards
*How to measure the fundus
Measure from top of the pubic bone to top of the fundus
How to find the top of the fundus
Walk hands up the side of the belly, top will feel like a hard ball under the skin. Can feel the top by curving fingers into the tummy
*How to determine the due date.
Date of the 1st day of the last mental period minus 3 months plus 7 days
*Primary prevention related to pregnancy
Health education on: safe sex, contraception, nutrition, exercise, avoidance of smoking, alcohol and drug use.
*Secondary prevention regarding pregnancy
Prenatal care/check-ups looks at the following…
- weight gain
- fundal height
- blood pressure
- edema
- fetal heart sounds
- labs
*Nutritional requirements during pregnancy
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At what week does the top of the fundus hit the umbilicus
20
When is the top of the fundus get to the rips
about 32
3 week fetus: nervous system
- 3 germ layers are developed
- Neural tube is formin, open at both ends
3 week fetus: cardiorespiratory
- Heart if just 2 parallel tubes
- Tubes contract so heart beat can be detected 21-22days
What is developed from the endogerm?
digestive tract
What is developed from the mesoderm?
- muscle
- bone
- cartalidge
- dermis
- connective tissue
What is developed from the endogerm?
-epidermis
4 week fetus: nervous/sensory sys
Neural tube closes
Eye, nose, ear development begins
4 week fetus: cardiorespirtory
Four chambers of the heart begin forming
tracheal and bronchial development begins
4 week fetus: musculoskeletal sys
upper and lower limb bud appear; look like flippers
6 week fetus: cardiorespiritory
- heart has 4 chambers
- lung lobes developing
6 week fetus: neuro/sensory
- cranial nerves and pituitary glands devo. begin
- eyelid and external ear begin
6 week fetus: digestive
-intestines mainly in the umbilical
6 week fetus: musculoskeletal
limbs are paddles with notches
6 weeks fetus
- head is prominent
8 wk fetus: cardiorespiritory
- heartbeat detected with ultra should
- additional bronchi
8 week fetus: geniourinal
genitals begin forming/differentiating