Chapter 12- 302

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amenorrhea

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Absence or suppression of menstration

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Braxton-Hicks contractions

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Intermittent uterine contractions throughout pregnancy beginning approximately the fourth month; they may be painful or painless

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cephalopevic disproportion

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A term used when the size or shape of the fetal head or the maternal pelvis does not allow passage of the fetus through the maternal pelvis

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Chadwick's sign

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Violet-bluish color of the vagina and cervix that results from secretion of estrogen, increasing vascularity to these areas during pregnancy

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chloasma

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darkened pigmentation of the face, usualy across the nose and cheeks, which sometimes occurs during pregnacy; also called melasma or the ''mask off pregnancy"

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diastasis

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Separation of the recti abdominis muscles along the median line

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fundus

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The uppermost portion of the uterus, above the point of insertion of the fallopian tubes

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Goodell's sign

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Softening of the ccervix that develops during the second month of pregnancy; caused by increased vascularity, hypertrophy, and hyperpasia in the area.

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Hegar's sign

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Softening of the isthmus, the area between the cervix and the body of the uterus, that occurs approximately the 6th to 8th week of gestation.

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Leopold Manoeuvres

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A systematic approach of external palpation used to determine feta position and presentation

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Leukorrhea

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Asymptomatic, normal mucous discharge form the vagina and cervix throughout pregnancy

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lightening

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A lay term describing settement of the fetal presenting part into the maternal pelvis

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linea nigra

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A dark line that appears from the sternum to the pubis in some pregnant women, caused by increased secretion of the pituitary melanin- stimulating hormone.

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lordosis

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an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, as the women attempts to maintain a centre of gravîty

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Montgomery tubercles

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Elevated sebaceous glands of the areola that appear during middle to late pregnancy. They secrete a protective lipid substance during lactation

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morning sickness

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Nausea and vomiting that is usually limited to the first trimester of pregnancy, although it may continue beyond this.

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multigravida

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A woman who has been pregnant prior to the current pregnancy

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Naegele's rule

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Method of estimating the expected date of delivery by subtracting 3 months and adding 7 days to the first day of the woman's last norma menstrual period.

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Nulligravida

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a women who has never been pregnant

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oligohydramnios

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Amniotic fluid less than 300mL or an amniotic fluid index of 5 cm or less

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operculum

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Mucus plug present in the cervix during pregnancy; helps to protect the uterus agianst infection

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primigravida

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a woman whose current pregnancy in her first

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quickening

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Feta movements felt by they mother herself at approximately 18 to 20 weeks' gestation in a primigravida, or 16 to 18 weeks' gestation in the mutligravida

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striae gravidarum

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Pink or reddish streaks that appear on the sides and lower abdomen as a result of stretching of the connective layer of skin; commonly referred to as "stretch marks"

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Supine postural hypotension syndrome

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Hypotension and dizziness that occur when a pregnant woman lies on her back, resulting from compression of the vena cava agianst the spine

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Teratogen

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Any biologic, physica, chemical or radiologic agent that causes structural or functional damage to a fetus