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What is pyrosis? - ANSWERS-medical term for heartburn
complications of prolonged labor - ANSWERS-infection
exhaustion
postpartum hemorrhage
anxiety and fear
HELLP syndrome - ANSWERS-hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low
platelets
cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) - ANSWERS-condition preventing
normal delivery through the birth canal
(NST) non-stress test - ANSWERS-identifies if there is a fetal
compromise in moms who have complications like diabetes or
hypertension
what is Effacement - ANSWERS-thinning of the cervix
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what is the Placenta - ANSWERS-A structure that allows an embryo to
be nourished with the mother's blood supply
BOW (bag of waters) - ANSWERS-the membrane enclosing a fetus
What is EFM? - ANSWERS-electronic fetal monitoring
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) - ANSWERS-Prenatal diagnostic
technique that involves taking a sample of tissue from the chorion.
what is icterus neonatorum - ANSWERS-jaundice in the newborn
what is smegma - ANSWERS-cheese like substance secreted by the
sebaceous glands near the clitoris in the female and under the prepuce on
an uncircumcised male
how often are prenatal visits between 0 and 28 weeks - ANSWERS-
every 4 weeks
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how often are prenatal visits between 29 and 36 weeks - ANSWERS-
every 2 weeks
how often are prenatal visits at 37 weeks and birth - ANSWERS-every
week
gravida - ANSWERS-any pregnancy, regardless of duration, including
present pregnancy
primigravida - ANSWERS-a woman who is pregnant for the first time
multigravida - ANSWERS-woman who has been pregnant more than
once
para - ANSWERS-a woman who has given birth to one or more children
who reached the age of viability regardless if the children are living or
not
primipara - ANSWERS-a woman who has given birth to her first child
at the age of viability regardless if the child is living
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