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Station

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the level of the presenting part (usually the head) in the pelvis. Station is estimated in centimeters from the level of the ischial spines in the mother’s pelvis (a zero station)

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Presentation

Back 2

refers to the fetal part that enters the pelvis first

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Vertex

Back 3

with the fetal head fully flexed, is the most favorable cephalic variation because the smallest possible diameter of the head enters the pelvis. It occurs in about 96% of births.

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Breech

Back 4

a reversal of the cephalic presentation, with flexion of the head and extremities. Both feet and the buttocks present at the cervix.

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Frank breech

Back 5

with the fetal legs flexed at the hips and extending toward the shoulders, is the most common type of breech presentation. The buttocks present at the cervix.

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Footling breech

Back 6

is one in which one or both feet present first at the cervix

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Gravida

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any pregnancy, regardless of duration; also, the number of pregnancies, including the one in progress, if applicable.

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Para

Back 8

a woman who has given birth to one or more children who reached the age of viability (20 weeks of gestation), regardless of the number of fetuses delivered and regardless of whether those children are now living.

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Abortion

Back 9

termination of pregnancy before viability (20 weeks of gestation), either spontaneously or induced.

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Nullipara

Back 10

a woman who has not given birth to a child who reached the point of viability

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Nulligravida

Back 11

a woman who has never been pregnant

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Multiparous

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a woman who has given birth to two or more children (past the point of viability), regardless of whether the children were alive at birth or are presently alive. The term is also used informally to describe a woman before the birth of her second child.

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Position

Back 13

refers to how a reference point on the fetal presenting part is oriented within the mother’s pelvis.

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Goodell’s sign

Back 14

is the softening of the cervix and the vagina caused by increased vascular congestion.

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Hydramnios

Back 15

The presence of an excessive amount of amniotic fluid

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Polyhydramnios

Back 16

excess of amniotic fluid, usually exceeding 2000 mL.

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Oligohydramnios

Back 17

deficiency in the amount of amniotic fluid

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Linea nigra

Back 18

a line extending in the midline of the abdomen from just above the umbilicus to the symphysis pubis.

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Striae gravidarum

Back 19

cutaneous condition characterized by stretch marks on the abdomen during and following pregnancy.(stretch marks)

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Cholasma

Back 20

a patchy brown or dark brown skin discoloration that usually occurs on a woman's face and may result from hormonal changes, as in pregnancy. Also called mask of pregnancy; breasts (darkening of the areolae) abdomen (linea nigra, a line extending in the midline of the abdomen from just above the umbilicus to the symphysis pubis)

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Episiotomy

Back 21

is a surgical incision made in the area between the vagina and anus (perineum). This is done during the last stages of labor and delivery to expand the opening of the vagina to prevent tearing during the delivery of the baby

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Meconium

Back 22

the first stool; is a mixture of amniotic fluid and secretions of the intestinal glands. It is a dark greenish black, thick, and sticky (tarry) and is passed 8-24 hours after birth.

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Colostrum

Back 23

thin yellow fluid; can be expressed from the breast. It occurs in the last few months of pregnancy. It’s a “premilk” high in protein, fat-soluble vitamins, and minerals but low in calories, fat, and sugar. It contains the mother’s antibodies to disease and is secreted for the first 2-3 days after birth in the breast-feeding mother.

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Lochia

Back 24

vaginal discharge after delivery

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Involution

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refers to changes that the reproductive organs, particularly the uterus, undergo after birth to return them to their pre-pregnancy size and condition.

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Subinvolution

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the failure of the uterus to return to the pre-pregnant state after 6 weeks.

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Crowning

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refers to when the widest part of the baby's head (or their crown) is emerging. At this point, the baby's crown, part of their forehead (nearly to their eyebrows) and the back of the baby's head can be clearly seen.

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Intrapartum

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(three phases of pregnancy) during birth

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Antepartum

Back 29

(three phases of pregnancy) or prenatal; before birth

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Postpartum

Back 30

(three phases of pregnancy) after birth

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Primigravida

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a woman who is pregnant for the first time

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Primipara

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a woman who has given birth to her first child (past the point of viability), regardless of whether the child was alive at birth or is now living. The term is also used informally to describe a woman before the birth of her first child.

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Stillbirth

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a stillbirth is defined as the death of a fetus at any time after the twentieth week of pregnancy. Stillbirth is also referred to as intrauterine fetal death (IUFD).

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Chorion

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develops from the trophoblast (outer layer of the embryonic cells) and envelops the aminon, embryo, and yolk sac. It is a thick membrane with fingerlike projections called villi on its outermost surface.

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Quickening

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fetal movement felt by the mother, is first perceived at 16 to 20 weeks of gestation as a faint fluttering in the lower abdomen.

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Corpus luteum

Back 36

empty graafian follicle; remains on the ovary and produces progesterone to maintain the deciduas (uterine lining) during the first 6-7 weeks of the pregnancy until the placenta can perform this function

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Atony

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a lack of normal muscle tone.

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Acrocyanosis

Back 38

the bluish color of hands and feet of the newborn that is normal and is caused by sluggish peripheral circulation

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Cerclage

Back 39

a reinforcement of the cervix with a surgical suture; the patient is then monitored for early signs of labor at term to prevent uterine rupture.

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Engagement

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occurs when the biparietal diameter of the fetal head reaches the level of the ischial spines of the mother’s pelvis (presenting part is at zero station or lower)