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21 Cards in this Set
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the termination of pregnancy from any cause before 20 weeks gestation
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abortion
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a partial or full detachment of a normally implanted placenta at more hthan 20 weeks gestation
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abruptio placentae
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the evaluation of a newborn's physical condition, usually performed at 1 minute and 5 minute after birth, including heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and color
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Apgar score
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the phase at the end of labor in which the fetal head is seen at the opening of the vagina
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Crowning
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a grave form of pregnancy-induced hypertension, characterized by convulsions, coma, proteinuria, and edema
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eclampsia
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a pregnancy that occurs when a fertilized ovum implants anywhere other than the uterus
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ectopic pregnancy
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the period from fertilization of the ovum until birth
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gestation
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the number of all current and past pregnancies
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gravida
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the number of past pregnancies that have remained viable to delivery
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para
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the process by which an infant is born
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parturition
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a highly vascular fetal-maternal organ through which the fetus absorbs oxygen, nutrients, and other substances and excretes carbon dioxide and other wastes
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placenta
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placental implantation in the lower uterine segment partially or completely covering the cervical opening
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placenta previa
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an abnormal disease of pregnancy characterized by the onset of acute hypertension after the twentyfourth week of gestation
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preeclampsia
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a spontaneous or traumatic rupture of the uterine wall
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uterine rupture
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a condition in which the newborns head is too large or the mothers birth canal is too small to allow normal labor or birth
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cephalopelvic disproportion
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a rapid spontaneous delivery with less than 3 hours from onset of labor to birth
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precipitous delivery
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a condition where the uterus turns inside out
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Uterine inversion
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the most common causes of maternal death
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pulmonary embolism
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a infant born before 37 weeks gestation
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premature infant
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rupture of the anmiotic sac before the onset of labor
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premature rupture
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when amniotic fluid enters the materrnal circulation during labor or delivery or immediately after delivery
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an anmiotic fluid embolism
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