signs

Question 1

Chadwick’s sign

Answer 1

probable sign of pregnancy

violet coloration of the mucous membranes of the cervix, vagina, and vulva that occurs at about 4 weeks of pregnancy; caused by increased vascularity

Question 2

ballottement

Answer 2

Rebounding of the fetus against the examiner’s finger on palpation. When the examiner taps the cervix, the fetus floats upward in the amniotic fluid. The examiner feels a rebound when the fetus falls back.

Question 3

Goodell’s sign

Answer 3

probably sign of pregnancy

softening of the cervix that occurs at the beginning of the second month of gestation

Question 4

Hegar’s sign

Answer 4

probably sign of pregnancy

compressibility and softening of the lower uterine segment that occurs at about week 6 of gestation

Question 5

Nagele’s rule

Answer 5

estimated date of birth (assuming 28-day menstrual cycle)

• 3 mo + 7 days + 1 year to day 1 LMP

OR

+ 7 days to day 1 LMP + 9 months

Question 6

quickening

Answer 6

maternal perception fo fetal movement for the first time

usually in week 16 - 20 of pregnancy