MATERNITY EXAM #1 STUDY GUIDE

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MATERNITY EXAM #1 STUDY GUIDEPREGNANCY TERMINOLOGY:  Pregnancy o 40 weeks/10 lunar months/280 days  1st 1-13 weeks  2nd14-26 weeks  3rd27-40 weeks  Term = 38-42 weeks �... � Pre-term = 20-37 weeks, 6/7 days  Post-term = 42+ weeks o NAGEL’S RULE (to determine due date)  LMP – 3 months + 7 days & 1 year  OR LMP + 7 + 9 months  Neither are exact, 2 month window on either side “hence why 38- 42 weeks is ‘term’  Sonographic dating helps increase accuracy, especially in women who don’t have normal 28 day cycle o Gravida  Indicates current state of pregnancy/ # of pregnancies experienced  Nulla gravida: never been pregnant  Primi-gravida: 1st pregnancy  Multi-gravida: 2nd or more pregnancy o Para  Description of pregnancy outcome (FT, abortion, miscarriage, labor)  Single number given: pregnancies that have reached viability  4 number system: specific outcomes of ALL pregnancies o Parity: TPAL system  T: # pregnancies that reached term  P: # pregnancies delivered pre-term  A: # pregnancies ended prior to age of viability (~20wks)  Voluntary or spontaneous abortion  L: # living children ANTEPARTUM (PHYSIOLOGY, CARE, NUTRITION) [14 Questions] [Show More]

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