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24 Cards in this Set
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abortion
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any interruption of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable
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ankle clonus
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continued motion of the foot
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cervical cerclage
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suturing of the cervix to maintain a pregnancy to prevent premature cervical dilatation
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chorioamnionitis
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infection of the fetal membranes and amniotic fluid
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Couvelaire uterus
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uteroplacental apoplexy due to blood entering the uterine musculature
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eclampsia
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development of a seizure from hypertension of pregnancy
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ectopic pregnancy
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one in which implantation occurs outside the uterine cavity
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erythroblastosis fetalis / hemolytic disease of the newborn
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condition involving red blood cell destruction in the fetus who is Rh positive and whose mother is Rh negative
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gestational trophoblastic disease
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proliferation and degeneration of the trophoblastic villi
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HELLP syndrome
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a variation of hypertension of pregnancy named for the common symptoms that occur: Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, and Low Platelets
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hydramnios
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an excessive amount of amniotic fluid, generally over 2000 mL
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isoimmunization
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production of antibodies against Rh-positve blood in a fetus by a woman's immunologic system
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oligohydramnios
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a decreased amount of amniotic fluid
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placenta previa
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low implantation of the placenta
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post term pregnancy
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a pregnancy that exceeds the limit of 42 weeks
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pre-eclampsia
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in pregnancy-induced hypertension, the phase before the pregnant woman experiences a seizure
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premature cervical dilatation aka incompetent cervix
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a cervix that dilates prematurely and therfore cannot hold a fetus until term
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premature separation of the placenta aka abruptio placenta
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separation of the placenta before birth of the fetus
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preterm labor
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labor that occurs before the end of week 37 of gestation
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preterm rupture of membranes
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rupture of fetal membranes with loss of amniotic fluid during pregnancy
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pseudocyesis
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false pregnancy
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recurrent pregnancy loss
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having three spontaneous miscarriages that occurred at the same gestation age in three pregnancies
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Rh incompatibility
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an Rh-negative mother (one negative for a D antigen or one with a dd genotype) is carrying a fetus with an Rh-positive bood type (DD or Dd genotype)
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tocolytic agent
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a drug to halt labor
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