Mark K - overview of pregnancy PDF

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Mark Klimek – Overview of Pregnancy 1. Normal number of days of pregnancy 240 to 300

2. Change in vaginal secretions experienced during the first trimester of pregnancy Increased

3. Point in pregnancy in which a urine test can positively indicate pregnancy From the time the first period is missed

4. Hormone tested in a pregnancy test Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

5. Extent in which urine and blood tests indicate pregnancy Can only suggest pregnancy, cannot prove it

6. Hegar's sign Uterine softening

7. Chadwick's sign Blue-tint to cervix

8. Weeks that comprise the 1st trimester of pregnancy 1 through 13

9. Weeks that comprise the 2nd trimester of pregnancy 14 through 27

10. Time during pregnancy in which the mother can first feel the fetus move 16th to 20th week (end of the 4th month into the 5th)

11. Quickening Feeling experienced by the mother when the fetus first moves

12. Weeks that comprise the 3rd trimester of pregnancy 28 through 40

13. Trimester in which a pregnant woman most feels a backache 3rd

14. Trimester in which the fetus is most susceptible to outside agents 1st

15. Teratogenesis Process in which outside agents cause birth defects to the fetus

16. Trimester in which nausea and vomiting are most common 1st

17. Trimester in which Braxton-Hicks contractions begin 3rd

18. Braxton-Hicks contractions Usually painless contractions that strengthen the uterus for labor

19. Trimester in which quickening occurs 2nd

20. Trimester in which the venous congestion of the legs occurs 3rd

21. Trimester in which lenea nigra appears 2nd

22. Linea nigra Single, dark, vertical line of the abdomen

23. Trimester in which striations occur 2nd

24. Striations Vertical pigmented lines on the abdomen

25. Cholasma Pigmented area of the face (mask of pregnancy)

26. Trimester in which constipation is most common 3rd...