Prenatal Healthy Mom

Question 1

What are common causes of maternal mortality? Describe Them

Answer 1

Pre-Eclampsia- High blood pressure during pregnancy from women who didn’t have high blood pressure before

Eclampsia- seizures that occur during pregnancy or shortly after

Hemorrhage- escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

Question 2

What is TPAL?

Answer 2

Term
Preterm
Abortions
Living Children

Question 3

What does Gravada mean?

What does Para mean?

Answer 3

Number of pregnancy including current one (First pregnancy coming in to hospital she is a G1)

Number of births > 20 weeks, even if the baby is stillborn (Woman’s second pregnancy but first over 20 weeks she is a G2 and P1), Number of times the uterus empties, e.g. triplets counts as one delivery

Question 4

What are term deliveries?

What are preterm deliveries?

What are abortions?

What is considered Living in terms of OB?

Answer 4

> 37 weeks

> 20 weeks but > 36 weeks

< 20 weeks

Living Child(s)

Question 5

What do we know about this woman?

G:8 P:3
T: 1 P: 2 A: 4 L:4

Answer 5

• One pregnancy is twins

- Four Abortions (losses)

Question 6

Who are more at risk for pre-eclampsia/eclampsia?

Answer 6

Black Women

Women 35 y.o. plus

Question 7

What is the most common type of abnormal pregnancy and when does it occur?

What is it?

Answer 7

Ectopic Pregnancy
6 Weeks

Fertalized egg plants outside of the uterus

Question 8

How long does pregnancies last?

Describe the length of each tribmester

Answer 8

Pregnancy Lasts 40 weeks or 280 days
1st trimester: conception to 12 weeks
2nd trimester: 13 to 27 weeks
3rd trimester: 28 to 40 weeks

Question 9

How many times pregnant women should visit a prenatal clinic?

Answer 9

12-16 visits to prenatal clinic in 10 months

Monthly until 28 wks
Bi weekly from 28 to 36 wks
Weekly 36 wks to delivery

Question 10

What are some state assistant programs for pregnant women if they don’t have access to healthy food?

Answer 10

SNAP/WIC

Question 11

What is Nagele’s Rule to determine accurate due date?

Answer 11

Subtract 3 months from 1st day of LMP (Last Menstrual Period), add 7 days, and adjust for year

Question 12

Determine due date for this woman using Nagele’s Rule

LMP (Last Menstrual Period) - September 10th, 2019

Answer 12

09/10, 2019 - 3 months = June 10th, 2020 + 7 days June 17th, 2020 is due date

Question 13

What occurs to the vital signs of the mother during the third trimester?

Answer 13

Increased Respirations due to fetus pushing up the diaphragm

HR Increases 10bpm

Question 14

What happens to the baby if the dad is Rh+ and what occurs in the baby?

What should you do?

Answer 14

The baby is going to be Rh+ and the antibodies attack the cells of the baby

Give RhoGAM before pregnancy and after pregnancy