CORRECT ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
gravida - ✔✔How many times a woman has been pregnant
nulligravida,
primigravida,
multigravida - ✔✔null - never been pregnant
pimi - pregnant for the first time
multi- has been pregnant two or more times
Parity - ✔✔number of pregnancies in which the fetus reaches 20 weeks
GTPAL - ✔✔Gravida, Term, Preterm, Abortions, Living
GTPAL (what they really mean) - ✔✔G - Gravity: The number of pregnancies
(Includes current pregnancies, miscarriages, and abortions)
T - Term Births: The number born at term (>37 weeks, alive or stillborn)
,P - Pre-term Births: Number of pregnancies delivered between 20th-36 6/7 weeks
gestation (alive or stillborn)
A - Abortions/Miscarriages: The number of pregnancies delivered before 20
weeks gestation (alive or stillborn)
L - Living Children: The number of living children
how long is each trimester - ✔✔13 weeks
1st trimester weeks - ✔✔0-13
2nd trimester weeks - ✔✔14-26 weeks
3rd trimester weeks - ✔✔27-40 weeks
preterm births are when - ✔✔between 20-37 weeks
early term births are when - ✔✔37-38 weeks
full term births are when - ✔✔39-40 weeks
late term births are when - ✔✔41 weeks
post term births are when - ✔✔beyond 42 weeks
, due date formula - ✔✔1st day of last mensural period - count back 3 months + 7
days + 1 year
stage 1 of labor - ✔✔cervix dilates and thins
stage 2 of labor - ✔✔baby is born
stage 3 of labor - ✔✔placenta is delivered
stage 4 of labor - ✔✔recovery after birth
normal fetal HR - ✔✔120-160
What is the umbilical cord made of - ✔✔2 arteries and 1 vein
When are APGAR scores taken? - ✔✔1 minute and 5 minutes and 10 minutes
layers of the uterus - ✔✔Endometrium (innermost)
Miometrum - muscular layer (middle) - cramps here
Perimetrium (outer layer)
what is the cervix - ✔✔The opening to the uterus
uterus when pregnant and not pregnant - ✔✔Not pregnant - uterus elongated
and closed