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| Braxton Hicks contractions |
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| irregular, generally painless contractions of the uterus, occur intermittently throughout pregnancy. Can be palpated at 28 wks |
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| sticky mucus that accumulate and forms a plug that seals the endocervical canal and prevents the ascent of organisms into the uterus |
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| supine hypotensive syndrome |
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| a condition that can develop during pregnancy when the enlarging uterus puts pressure on the vena cava when the woman is supine. This pressure interferes with returning blood flow and produces a marked decrease in blood pressure with accompanying dizziness, pallor, and clamminess, which can be corrected by having the woman lie on her left side. |
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| Physiologic anemia of infancy |
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| A harmless condition in which the hemoglobin level drop in the first 6 to 12 weeks after birth, then reverts to normal levels. |
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| The skin in the middle of the abdomen may develop a pigmented line which is usually extends from the pubic area to the umbilicus or higher. |
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| Chloasma(striae gravidarum) |
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| The mask of pregnancy, a darkening of the skin over the forehead and around the eyes, may develop. |
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| Striae (straie gravidarum) |
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| diastasis recti abdominis |
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| Separation of the recti abdomins muscles along the median line. In women, it is seen with repeated childbirths or multiple gestations. In newborn, it is caused by incomplete development. |
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| Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy occur frequently during the first trimester. It may be mild or may cause considerable distress. these symptoms often occur in the early part of the day. |
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| Fetal movement, occurs about 18 to 20 weeks after the last menstrual period in a woman pregnant for the first time but may occur as early as 16 weeks in a woman who has been pregnant before |
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| Softening of the cervix that occurs during the second month of pregnancy. |
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| An objective change or probable sign of pregnancy, is a purple discoloration of the cervix caused by increased vascularization of the uterus during pregnancy. |
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| A probable sign of pregnancy characterized by an ease in flexing the body of the uterus against the cervix. |
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| The passive fetal movement elicited when the examiner inserts two gloved fingers into the vagina and pushes against the cervix. This action pushes the fetal body up, and as it falls back, the examiner feels a rebound. |
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| In some cultures, the male's observance of certain rituals and taboos to signify the transition to fatherhood. |
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| A softening of the isthmus of the uterus, the area between the cervix and the body of the uterus. |
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| The number of weeks of pregnancy since the first day of the last menstrual period. |
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| birth that occurs before the end of 20 weeks' gestation or the birth of a fetus-newborn who weighs less than 500g. |
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| the normal duration of pregnacy (38-42wks) |
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| time between conception and the onset of labor; usually used to describe the period during which a woman is pregnant; used interchangeably with prenatal |
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| time from the onset of true labor until the birth of the infant and placenta. |
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| time from the delivery of the placenta and membranes until the woman's body returns to a non-pregnant condition |
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| Preterm or premature labor |
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| labor that occurs after 20 weeks' but before 37 weeks' gestation. |
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| labor that occurs after 42 week's gestation |
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| any pregnancy, regardless of duration, including present pregnancy. |
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| a woman who has never been pregnant |
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| A woman who is pregnant for the first time. |
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| a woman who is in her second and any subsequent pregancy |
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| birth after 20weeks gestation regardless of whether the infant is born alive or dead. |
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| a woman who has had no births at more than 20 weeks' gestation |
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| a woman who has had two or more births at more than 20wks gestation |
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| an infant born dead after 20 weeks' gestation |
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| Estimated date of birth (EDB) |
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| The distance from the lower posterior border of the symphysis pubis to the sacral promontory (at least 11.5) |
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| a measurement approximately 1.5 cm smaller than the diagonal conjugate (10cm or more) |
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| A method of determining the estimated date of birth (EDB): after obtaining the first day of the last menstrual period subtract 3 months and add 7 days. |
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