Obstetric History and Examination (A+ Graded already)

1st trimester weeks correct answers Start of week 1 to end of week 12. 2nd trimester weeks correct answers Start of week 13 to end of week 27. 3rd trimester weeks correct answers Start of week 28 till delivery. Things to ask about current pregnancy correct answers Name, age, occupation. Relationship status Gravidy and parity. LMP (last menstrual period) EDD (estimated due date) How pregnancy is going generally General health and symptoms. Fetal movements if >20 weeks. Admissions or problems with pregnancy Results of tests and scans How to estimate EDD correct answers Can do 40 weeks after LMP (Naegele's rule - LMP + 1 year + 7 days - 3 months) Better to do with 1st trimester US scan How to account for abnormal length cycles correct answers If less than 28d then subtract the difference, if more then add the difference Things which make estimating EDD from LMP inaccurate correct answers Irregular cycles Long cycles Hormonal contraception What is gravidity correct answers The number of pregnancies that a woman has had, to any stage, including the current one What is parity correct answers Pregnancies that have been delivered beyond 24 weeks gestation. Denoted as para a + b where: a = number of pregnancies that have been delivered beyond 24 weeks gestation. b = number of pregnancies that have been delivered/miscarried/aborted before 24 weeks gestation. How best to denote parity and gravidity correct answers Full description of each pregnancy rather than shorthand