Terms used in maternal care-Gestation period

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Gestation Period of development in the uterus from conception until birth AOG Age of gestation Measure from the first day of mothers last menstrual cycle to the current date Gravida Woman's sta... tus regarding pregnancy followed by a numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant Last menstrual period LMP Acceptance of pregnance Psychological: 1st trimester Acceptance of fetus as a separate individual Psychological: 2nd trimester Woman prepares for the birth of the baby and her role as a mother Psychological: 3rd trimester 1. Narcism 2. Inability to make decisions 3. Extrovert 4. Emotional lability Emotional responses to pregnancy 1. Presumptive 2. Probable 3. Positive Pregnancy signs and symptoms Presumptive Presumptive, probable, positive: Frequent urination Presumptive Presumptive, probable, positive: Amenorrhea Presumptive Presumptive, probable, positive: Nausea and vomiting Presumptive Presumptive, probable, positive: Breast changes Presumptive Presumptive, probable, positive: Fatigue Presumptive Presumptive, probable, positive: Quickening probable Presumptive, probable, positive: Braxton hicks contractions probable Presumptive, probable, positive: changes in abdominal shape probable Presumptive, probable, positive: Changes in reproductive organ probable Presumptive, probable, positive: Positive pregnancy test probable Presumptive, probable, positive: Elevated basal body temperature positive Presumptive, probable, positive: Fetal movement positive Presumptive, probable, positive: Funic suffle positive Presumptive, probable, positive: Auscultation of fetal heart sounds positive [Show More]

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