Childbearing/Reproductive Hlth: Exam 1

Exam 1: Care in early pregnancy, physiological changes

• Nausea and vomiting

• Urinary frequency

• Fatigue

Examples of presumptive (subjective) signs of pregnancy

• Positive pregnancy test

• Abdominal enlargement

Examples of probable (objective) signs of pregnancy

• Fetal heart sounds

• Fetal movement felt by provider

Examples of positive (diagnostic) signs of pregnancy

Number of pregnancies, includes current pregnancy

Gravida (GTPAL)

Number of deliveries past 37 weeks

Term (GTPAL)

Number of pregnancies terminated before 20 weeks

Abortions (GTPAL)

Number of pregnancies delivered between 20 and 36 weeks

Preterm (GTPAL)

Number of living children

Living (GTPAL)

Para

number of pregnancies that reached 20 weeks

Viability

The point in which a fetus has the probability of surviving outside the uterus

Goodell’s Sign

Softening of the cervix

Chadwick’s Sign

Bluish discoloration of the cervix