TNB 2024: Mother Baby Flashcards
A woman who is pregnant/the number of pregnancies
Gravidity
Term for never been pregnant
Nulligravida
Term for pregnant for the first time
Primigravida
Term for pregnant for two or more times
Multigravida
The number of pregnancies that have reached viability (22-25 weeks of gestation), whether the fetus was born alive or not
Parity
Term: Zero pregnancies that have reached viability
Nullipara
Term: One pregnancy that has reached viability
Primipara
Term: Two or more pregnancies that have reached viability
Multipara
an acronym used to quickly help assess for pregnancy outcomes
GTPAL
The number of pregnancies
- Includes the present pregnancy
- Includes miscarriages/abortions
- Twins/triplets count as one
Gravidity
The number born at term
> 37th week of gestation
- Includes alive or stillborn
- Twins/triplets count as one
Term Births
The number of pregnancies
delivered between the
20th -36 6⁄7th weeks of gestation
- delivered between the
20th -36 6⁄7th weeks of gestation
- Includes alive or stillborn
- Twins/triplets count as one
Pre-Term Births
The number of pregnancies delivered
before 20 weeks gestation
- Counts towards gravidity
(the number of pregnancies)
- Twins/triplets count as one
Abortion/Miscarriages
The number of current living children
- Twin/triplets count individually
Living Children
First Trimester
1-13 weeks
Second Trimester
14-26 weeks
Third Trimester
27-40 weeks
The number of completed
weeks counting from the
1st day of the last normal
menstrual cycle (LMP).
Gestational Age (40 Weeks)
This refers to the age of the
developing baby, counting
from the estimated date of
conception. The fetal age
is usually 2 weeks less than
the gestational age.
Fetal Age (38 Weeks)
Used for estimating the expected date of delivery (EDD) based on the (last menstrual period (LMP)
Naegele’s Rule
Naegele’s Rule Formula
Date of LMP - 3 Calendar Months + 7 days + 1 year = EDD
Presumptive Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy
*Presumptive - not a definitive diagnosis for pregnancy.
• Period absent (amenorrhea)
• Breast enlargement and soreness
• Nausea / vomiting
• Quickening
Probable signs and symptoms of pregnancy.
*Probable - Pregnancy signs that the
nurse or doctor can observe.
The signs:
• Goodell’s sign: a softened cervix
• Chadwick’s sign: bluish color
of the vulva, vagina, or cervix
• Hegar’s sign: lower uterine
segment soft
• Ballottement - When the uterus is pushed with fingers, the fetus goes up and than returns back down to its original position
• Positive (+) pregnancy test
(high levels of the hormone: hCG)
Sign of a softened cervix
Goodell’s sign
Sign of bluish color
of the vulva, vagina, or cervix
Chadwick’s sign
Sign of soft lower uterine segment
Hegar’s sign
When the uterus is pushed
with fi ngers, the fetus goes up
and than returns back down to
its original position
Ballotment
Positive signs and symptoms of pregnancy
- Definite diagnosis for pregnancy!
- Can only be attributed to the fetus.
• Heard fetal heart tones.
• Fetal movement felt by the provider.
• Visualization by an ultrasound.
