PRENATAL CARE Flashcards
Not reliable indication until 10 days or more after expected menses onset
Cessation of menses (Amenorrhea)
Beaded pattern appears ______
after the 21st day
Presence of sodium chloride crystallization in the mucus
FERNING PATTERN
1st pregnancy only
- tenderness and paresthesia
- Appearance of veins
- Nipples become larger, deeply pigmented and more
erectile
- Areolae become broader and deeply pigmented
- (+) glands of Montgomery
- Gigantomastia
BREAST CHANGES
bright bluish red pigmentation at the vaginal mucosa
CHADWICK SIGN
CHANGES IN THE UTERUS
- Softening of the isthmus
- 6th to 8th week
Hegar sign
CHANGES IN THE UTERUS
-shape by 12 weeks
GLOBULAR
soft, blowing sound that is synchronous with maternal pulse
Uterine souffle
- sharp sound that is synchronous with fetal pulse
- produced by the rush of blood into umbilical arteries
- Usually not heard consistently
Funic souffle
CERVIAL CHANGES
becomes patulous to admit a finger
EXTERNAL OS AND CERVICAL CANAL
CERVICAL CHANGES
should remain closed
INTERNAL OS
Perception of fetal movements
a. By the mother
- Primigravid ?
- Multigravid ?
- Primigravid 18 to 20 weeks
-Multigravid 16 to 18 weeks
Perception of fetal movements
b. By the examiner
b. By the examiner
- 20 weeks
- Detectable 8-9 days after ovulation
- Peak at 60-70 days
- Nadir at 16th weeks
Beta-HCG
SONOGRAPHIC RECOGNITION OF PREGNANCY
4-5 weeks AOG
gestational sac
SONOGRAPHIC RECOGNITION OF PREGNANCY
35 days / 6 Weeks AOG
HEART MOTION
SONOGRAPHIC RECOGNITION OF PREGNANCY
predictive of gestational age
within 4 days
Up to 12 weeks
- CRL (Crown Rump Length)
- Define the health status of mother and fetus
- Estimate the gestational age
- Initiate a plan for continuing obstetrical care
GOAL OF INITIAL PRENATAL EVALUATION
ROUTINE PRENATAL CARE
**BCU-HV-75 OG
Blood typing
CBC
urinalysis
HBsAg
VDRL
75 grams OGTT (24 to 28 weeks AOG)
advanced maternal age patients (>/=35 years old)
routine prenatal care + neural tube defects screening
request it at 24-28 weeks
Glucose tolerance test
screened in the first trimester (15-20 weeks)
and repeated at the last trimester
Gonococcal screening
last trimester (29-41 weeks)
Group B streptococcus culture
NORMAL PREGNANCY DURATION
280 days
40 weeks
Expected Date of Delivery = First day of the last normal menstrual period + 7 days – 3 months
NAEGELE’S RULE
● First trimester – thru completion of 14 weeks
● Second trimester – thru completion of 28 weeks
● Third trimester – 29th thru 42nd weeks
TRIMESTERS
Each trimester = 14 weeks
Irregular menstruation: request for early transvaginal
ultrasound (at least 12 weeks of gestation which is accurate at that time) if unsure with LMP to know the AOG.
Regular vs irregularly menstruating women
● Psychosocial Risk Factors – nonbiomedical factors that affect mental and physical well-being
● Advisable frequency is at least once each trimester
PSYCHOSOCIAL SCREENING
potent teratogen
ETHANOL
o Growth restriction
o Facial abnormalities
o Central nervous system dysfunction
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME