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Normal duration of pregnancy.

38-42 weeks.

> 37wks , 2500gm

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Term

1
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Number of weeks since 1st day of LMP

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Gestation

2
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Time between conception and labor till birth of infant and placenta.

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Antepartum / prenatal

3
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Time from onset of try labor till birth.

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Intrapartum

4
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Time from birth till body returns to prepregnant condition.

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Postpartum

5
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Labor after 20wks & before 37wks gestation.

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Premature labor / Preterm

6
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After 42wks of gestation.

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Post mature baby.

7
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Labor that occur after 42wks gestation.

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Post term

8
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Any pregnancy regardless of duration, including present pregnancy.

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Gravida

9
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Never pregnant.

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Nulligravida

10
Q

1st time pregnant

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Primigravida

11
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2nd or subsequent pregnancy.

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Multigravida

12
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Birth AFTER 20wks gestation, regardless of dead/alive infant.

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Para

13
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No birth at more than 20wks gestation.

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Nullipara

14
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One birth at more than 20wks gestation, regardless of dead/alive infant.

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Primipara

15
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Two or more birth at more than 20wks gestation, regardless dead/alive infant.

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Multipara

16
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Birth that occur before the end of 20wks gestation.

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Abortion

17
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Newborn who weighs less than 500g, <25cm

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Birth of fetus

18
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Infant born dead AFTER 20wks gestation.

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Still birth

19
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How many weeks is a 1st trimester?

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<12 weeks

20
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How many weeks is a 2nd trimester?

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13-28 weeks

21
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How many weeks is a 3rd trimester?

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> 28 weeks

22
Q

G = gravida means ________

P = parity means __________

A = ________

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of pregnancies

of deliveries

Abortion

23
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Nagele’s rule of determining due pregnancy

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1st day of LMP
Minus 3 months
Add 7 days

24
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Relations of fetal parts to one another.

Normal (general flexion): moderate flexion of head, flexion of arms to chest, flexion of legs to abdomen.

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Fetal attitude

25
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Relationship of cephalocaudal axis (spinal column) of fetus to cephalocaudal axis of mother.

Longitudinal: parallel, transverse: fetal c.s is 90 degrees to mother’s spine

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Fetal lie

26
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Determined by the fetal lie and by the body part that enters the pelvic passage

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Fetal presentation

27
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The portion of the fetus that is felt through the vaginal cervix on vaginal examination is referred to as the…

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Presenting part

28
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Common presentation, labor and birth proceed normally

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Cephalic presentation

29
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A male presentation that gives a difficult birth

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Breach and shoulder presentation

30
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Complete flexion of head. Sub occipitobregmatic diameter

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Vertex presentation

31
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No flexion/ extension. OccipitoFrontal diameter

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Military presentation

32
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Fetal head in complete Extension. Submentobregmatic diameter

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Face presentation

33
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Prolapse of a limb of the fetus alongside the head in a cephalocaudal or breech presentation

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Compound presentation