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Terms & Definitions Flashcards

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Nullipara

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A woman who has never been pregnant beyond 20 weeks gestation

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Gravid

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The number of pregnancies, regardless of the outcome

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G5P3

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Gravid 5 = pregnant 5 times (including current pregnancy)

Para 3 = has previously delivered 4 babies at more than 20 weeks gestation

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Grand multipara

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a woman who has delivered 5 or more babies at more than 20 weeks gestation

NB: these women are at higher risk then average for the subsequent pregnancies

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Multiparity

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?? a women who has been pregnant beyond 20 weeks gestation more than once

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Abortion/Miscarriage

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pregnancy loss BEFORE 20 weeks gestation

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Labour

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REGULAR, PAINFUL contractions
with
cervical CHANGE
after 20 weeks gestation

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Low Uterine Segment Caesarean Section

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Operative delivery of the baby through

an HORIZONTAL incision in the LOWER uterine segment

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Classical Caesarean Section

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Operative delivery of a baby through a VERTICAL incision in the UPPER segment of the uterus

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Hysterotomy

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Operative delivery of a baby through a uterine incision @ LESS than 20 weeks gestation

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Preterm labour

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Labour at LESS than 37 weeks gestation

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Premature Pre-labour Rupture of Membranes (PPROM)

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Rupture of the membranes

  • BEFORE onset of labour labour
  • at LESS than 37 weeks
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Pre-labour rupture of membranes (PROM)

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rupture of membranes before the onset of labour

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ARM/AROM

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Artificial rupture of the membranes

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SROM

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spontaneous rupture of the membranes

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Braxton Hicks contractions

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PAINLESS uterine contractions in the antenatal period

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Naegles rule

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Estimates the probable date of confinement:
Add 9 months and 7 days to the FIRST day of the LAST menstrual period

NB: correction is required if the patient doesn’t have 28 day cycles

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First stage of labour

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From the start of labour (regular painful contractions w cervical change) until full dilation of the cervix

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Second stage of labour

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From full dilation of the cervix until the birth of the baby

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Third stage of labour

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From the birth of the baby until the slivers of the placenta and membranes

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Oxytocic

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Medication that stimulates contractions of the uterine muscle

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Tocolytic

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Medications to stop uterine contractions

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Induction of labour

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The process of causing a labour to commence

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Augmentation of labour

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The process of stimulating a labour that has already started

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Vasa previa

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Fetal vessels lying in the membranes in front of the presenting part

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Placenta previa

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Placenta that approaches or covers the internal cervical os in late second or third trimester

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Antepartum haemorrhage

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Bleeding of >5ml from the vagina after 20 weeks gestation

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Abruption

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Separation of the placenta from the uterus in the antenatal or intrapartum period

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Primary Post-partum haemorrhage

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Vaginal bleeding of more than 500ml WITHIN the first 24hrs after delivery

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Secondary post partum haemorrhage

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vaginal bleeding of more than 500ml of blood after the first 24hrs of delivery

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Placenta accreta

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Placenta that invades the myometrium

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Uterine atony

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Abnormal relaxation of the uterus after delivery, usually causing bleeding

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Isoimmunisation

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Blood group antibodies cross the placenta resulting in haemolytic of Fetal red blood cell.

Antibodies include D, c, K (Kell), Kidd, Duffy etc

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CTG

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Cardiotocograph

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Neonatal death

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A live born infant who dies within 28 days of birth, of at least 20 weeks gestation or weighing >400g if gestation is unknown

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Still birth

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An infant born after 20 weeks gestation (or birth weight over 400g if gestation unknown) who did not show any signs of life after birth

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Perinatal mortality rate

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The number of stillbirths plus neonatal deaths per 1000 births

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Maternal death

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The death of a woman while pregnant (irrespective of the gestation) or within 42 days of the conclusion of pregnancy irrespective of the cause of death or gestation at delivery

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Maternal mortality rate

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Number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births

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Infant death

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Death of an infant between 29 days and 1 year of life

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Station

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the level of descent of the presenting part relative to the pelvic brim or symphysis on abdominal palpating or to the ischial spines on on vaginal exam

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Lie

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The relationship between the long axis of the fetid and the long axis of the uterus eg: longitudinal, oblique, transverse

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Position

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The relationship of a defined area on the presenting part (denominator) to the mother’s pelvis.

In cephalic presentation , the denominator is the occiput, thus the fetal position is described as occipito-anterior (OA), occipito-posterior (OP), left or right occipo-transverse (L/ROT).

In breech presentation, the denominator is the sacrum (SA, SP, ST)

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Presentation

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The part of the fetus which is presenting

Eg: vertex, breach

45
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Asynclitism

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Side to side tilt of the Fetal head

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Caput

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Oedema from obstructed venous return in the Fetal scalp caused by pressure of the head against the cervix

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Cervical incompetence

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Painless dilation in the second trimester causing preterm labour

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Cord prolapse

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The cord is alongside or below the presenting part in the presence of ruptured membranes

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Episiotomy

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A surgical incision of the perineum during the second stage of labour

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Third degree tear

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Perineal trauma which involves the vaginal mucosa, perineal muscles and external anal sphincter

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Second degree tear

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Perineal trauma which involves the vaginal mucosa and perineal muscles

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Lochia

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Vaginal discharge during the puerperiun

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Oligohydramnios

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Reduced amniotic fluid

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Polyhydramnios

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Excess amniotic fluid

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Pre-eclampsia

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Hypertension and proteinuria in pregnancy

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Eclampsia

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A seizure in the clinical setting on pre-eclampsia

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Amniocentesis

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sampling of amniotic fluid using a needle through the abdominal wall of the woman

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Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)

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Sampling of the placenta using a needle under ultrasound guidance

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First stage of labour

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From the start of labour until full dilatation of the cervix

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Second stage of labour

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from full dilatation of the cervix to the birth of the baby

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Third stage of labour

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From the birth of the baby until delivery of the placenta and the membranes

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Spurious or false labour

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Uterine contractions which may be regular and/or painful but are not associated with effacement or dilation

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Oxytocic

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Medications that stimulate uterine contractions

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Tocolytic

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Medications that stop uterine contractions

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Induction of labour

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The process of causing labour to commenceq

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Augmentation of labour

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The process of stimulating a labour that has already commenced

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