NURS 4628 Exam 2 Blueprint:
Understanding Childbirth & Labor
Factors | NEWEST 2025/2026 Update
with complete solutions
Antepartum
Period between conception and onset of labor-describes period of pregnancy, prenatal
period.
Intrapartum
time from the onset of labor until birth of placenta
Postpartum
first 6 weeks following birth
EDC, EDD
estimated date of confinement and/or date of delivery.
gestation
number of weeks of pregnancy, 280 days, 40 weeks, 10 lunar months, 9 calender
months.
Embryo
conceptus from fertilization through week 8
fetus
conceptus from 8 weeks until term
Para
, woman who has borne offspring who reached the age of viability regardless of whether
infant alive or dead (age of viability is 20 wks or 500 gms)
Gradvida
relates to the total number of pregnancies' regardless of duration
T
term
P
preterm births (over 20 weeks, less than 37)
A
abortion
L
living children
Premonitory signs of labor
bloody show ( expulsion of the mucus plug form the cerivx, pink-tinged secretions),
rupture of membranes.
rupture of membranes
occurs before onset of labor in 12%, labor begins within 24 hours for 80%
ROM,AROM,SROM
rupture of membranes, artificial rupture of membranes, spontaneous rupture of
membranes.
True labor
regular contractions, back discomfort (spreads to the abdomen), progressive dilation
and effacement of cervix, walking will increase intensity and duration of contractions.
Understanding Childbirth & Labor
Factors | NEWEST 2025/2026 Update
with complete solutions
Antepartum
Period between conception and onset of labor-describes period of pregnancy, prenatal
period.
Intrapartum
time from the onset of labor until birth of placenta
Postpartum
first 6 weeks following birth
EDC, EDD
estimated date of confinement and/or date of delivery.
gestation
number of weeks of pregnancy, 280 days, 40 weeks, 10 lunar months, 9 calender
months.
Embryo
conceptus from fertilization through week 8
fetus
conceptus from 8 weeks until term
Para
, woman who has borne offspring who reached the age of viability regardless of whether
infant alive or dead (age of viability is 20 wks or 500 gms)
Gradvida
relates to the total number of pregnancies' regardless of duration
T
term
P
preterm births (over 20 weeks, less than 37)
A
abortion
L
living children
Premonitory signs of labor
bloody show ( expulsion of the mucus plug form the cerivx, pink-tinged secretions),
rupture of membranes.
rupture of membranes
occurs before onset of labor in 12%, labor begins within 24 hours for 80%
ROM,AROM,SROM
rupture of membranes, artificial rupture of membranes, spontaneous rupture of
membranes.
True labor
regular contractions, back discomfort (spreads to the abdomen), progressive dilation
and effacement of cervix, walking will increase intensity and duration of contractions.
