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time periods for trimester first trimester:
week 1 - week 13 [+ 12]
second trimester
week 14 - week 26 [+12]
third trimester
week 27 - week 40
presumptive signs of pregnancy amenorrhea
-presumptive = assumptive nausea and vomiting
breast tenderness [excessive hormone]
urinary frequency - maybe the one of first signs
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what hormone causes amenorrhea? progesterone
probable signs of pregnancy -positive pregnancy test - test high hcg (hCG level)
-Chadwick's sign
-Braxton Hick contraction
-Goodwell's sign
-Hegar's sign
-uterine enlargement
skin pigment changes:
-linea nigra [middle dark line]
-abdominal striae [stretch mark]
-darkening on aerola [around nipples]
-facial chloasma [mask of pregnancy]
what else can cause high hcg level drugs
leads to positive pregnancy test and hydatidiform mole
chadwick's sign bruising on cervix and vaginal mucosa
-week 4
Hegar's sign softening of the lower uterine segments
second and third month
Goodwell's sign softening of cervix
-second month
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Braxton Hick contraction through pregnancy
move blood flow to placenta
positive pregnancy signs -fetal heartbeat: 10 - 12 months
-fetascope: 17 -20 months
-nurse feels fetal movement
-ultrasounds
GTPAL G: gravidity
how many times that a woman is pregnant
T: term > 37 weeks
P: Preterm < 37 weeks
A: abortion: including spontaneously and selective
L: living children
TPAL = parity
parity = fetus make it beyond 20 weeks, including 20
weeks
viability fetus make it beyond 20 weeks, not including 20
week, is considered viable, also means fetus has the
ability living outside of womb
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Terms in this set (128)
time periods for trimester first trimester:
week 1 - week 13 [+ 12]
second trimester
week 14 - week 26 [+12]
third trimester
week 27 - week 40
presumptive signs of pregnancy amenorrhea
-presumptive = assumptive nausea and vomiting
breast tenderness [excessive hormone]
urinary frequency - maybe the one of first signs
https://quizlet.com/1197862025/maternity-nursing-exam-already-verified-test-questions-answers-well-elaborated-100-verified-solutions-2026-latest-fla… 1/21
,8/4/26, 9:11 AM Maternity Nursing EXAM Already Verified Test | Questions & Answers, Well Elaborated | 100% Verified solutions |2026 Latest!! Flash…
what hormone causes amenorrhea? progesterone
probable signs of pregnancy -positive pregnancy test - test high hcg (hCG level)
-Chadwick's sign
-Braxton Hick contraction
-Goodwell's sign
-Hegar's sign
-uterine enlargement
skin pigment changes:
-linea nigra [middle dark line]
-abdominal striae [stretch mark]
-darkening on aerola [around nipples]
-facial chloasma [mask of pregnancy]
what else can cause high hcg level drugs
leads to positive pregnancy test and hydatidiform mole
chadwick's sign bruising on cervix and vaginal mucosa
-week 4
Hegar's sign softening of the lower uterine segments
second and third month
Goodwell's sign softening of cervix
-second month
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Braxton Hick contraction through pregnancy
move blood flow to placenta
positive pregnancy signs -fetal heartbeat: 10 - 12 months
-fetascope: 17 -20 months
-nurse feels fetal movement
-ultrasounds
GTPAL G: gravidity
how many times that a woman is pregnant
T: term > 37 weeks
P: Preterm < 37 weeks
A: abortion: including spontaneously and selective
L: living children
TPAL = parity
parity = fetus make it beyond 20 weeks, including 20
weeks
viability fetus make it beyond 20 weeks, not including 20
week, is considered viable, also means fetus has the
ability living outside of womb
https://quizlet.com/1197862025/maternity-nursing-exam-already-verified-test-questions-answers-well-elaborated-100-verified-solutions-2026-latest-fla… 3/21
