General Ob Terminology

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Abortion/Miscarriage

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loss of pregnancy before the fetus is viable outside the uterus.

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Attitude –

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In perinatal care, the relationship of the fetal parts to each other.

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Designations

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O, M, B, S, SC

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Effacement

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Thinning & shortening of the cervix that occurs late in pregnancy or during labor.

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Embryo –

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The early stage of development of the young of any organism. In humans the embryonic period is 2

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Engagement –

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the entrance of the fetal presenting part into the superior pelvic strait & the beginning of the descent through the pelvic canal.

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Fetus

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The child in utero from about the 7th - 9th week of gestation until birth.

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Funic Souffle

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The soft blowing sound heard over the location of the umbilical cord of the fetus in utero and synchronous with the fetal heartbeat during late pregnancy.

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Gravida –

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a pregnant woman

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Intrapartum

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The time from the onset of true labor until the birth of the infant and expulsion of the placenta.

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Hydatiform mole

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Degenerative process in chorionic villi; giving rise to multiple cysts & rapid growth of the uterus, with hemorrhage.

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Lie –

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the relationship of the long axis of the fetus & the long axis of the pregnant woman. May be longitudinal, transverse, oroblique.

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Multigravid

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– A woman who has been pregnant more than once.

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Neonate –

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An infant from birth through the first 28 days of life.

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Nulligravida

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A woman who has never been pregnant.

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Para –

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A woman who has borne offspring who reached the age of viability.

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Position

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Relationship of presenting part of fetus to the 4 quadrants of mother.

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Positive Signs of Pregnancy

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Indications that confirm the presence of pregnancy.

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Postpartum

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After childbirth

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Presentation

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The fetal part of the body that enters the pelvis first. 3 presentations are cephalic, shoulder & breech.

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Presumptive Signs of Pregnancy

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Symptoms that suggest but do not confirm pregnancy. Cessation of menses, quickening, Chadwick’s sign, morning sickness

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Primigravida

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A woman who is pregnant for the 1st time.

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Probable Signs & Symptoms of Pregnancy

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Manifestations that strongly suggest the likeihood of pregnansy such as + pregnancy test, enlarging abdomen, + Goodell's, Hegar's, & Braxton Hicks signs.

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Station –

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Relationship of presenting fetal part to an imaginary line drawn between the pelvic ischial spines.

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Trimester –

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3 months or 1/3 of the gestational time for pregnancy.

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Uterine Souffle –

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Soft, blowing sound heard when ausculating maternal abdomen.