A natural method of conception
What is withdrawal?
Length of time for the development of the embryonic. stage.
What is 8 weeks?
Contractions felt in the abdomen and groin; may be relieved by walking or moving around.
What is false labor?
The term given to the accidental loss of a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy.
What is miscarriage?
Some women's breasts may become painful and sore from breastfeeding. The term to describe the painful inflammation of the breasts is.
What is mastitis?
This type of pain relief is used to help most women during labor:
What is an epidural?
A chemical method of conception
What is birth control pills?
Dome-shaped top of the uterus.
What is the Fundus?
Doctors determine the due date of a pregnant woman by?
What is Nagele's rule? (Doctors use the first day of a woman's last period - 3 months + 7 days, then adjust year)
During a forceps delivery, the nurse would monitor the client closely for the risk of this major complication.
What is Uterine rupture?
Exercises that can assist the woman in regaining muscle tone after birth.
What are Kegel exercises?
A synthetic form of the hormone, used to induce or augment labor by stimulating uterine contractions.
What is oxytocin?
Birth control pills work by these two hormones.
What are estrogen and progesterone?
An at-home pregnancy test usually detects this hormone in urine to alert a woman if she is pregnant or not?
What is human chorionic gonadotropin (HcG)?
large for gestational age fetus, obesity, and older than 35 years
What are predisposing conditions to gestational diabetes?
A complication that women experience when a fertilized egg implants itself outside the womb and grows in the oviducts.
What is ectopic pregnancy?
The first two hours after birth.
What is Stage 4 of Labor?
_________ is necessary for all women of childbearing age to prevent neural tube defects and orofacial clefts.
What is a diet high in folic acid?
A surgical method of conception
What is tubal ligation?
Cervical and vaginal mucosa violet-bluish in color.
What is Chadwick's sign?
A patient states she has urinary frequency, nausea and vomiting, and an increase breast size
What are presumptive signs of pregnancy?
Usually occurs after 20 weeks gestation and involves proteinuria; requires administration of magnesium sulfate if severe
What is preeclampsia?
A complication women experience when the fetus is positioned with its feet or buttocks to come out first during delivery.
What is breech birth?
This medication is commonly used to prevent stomach ulcers, induce labor, and as part of medical management for miscarriage or abortion. In emergent situations, this medication can be used to stop postpartum hemorrhage.
What is misoprostol?
IUD contraceptive would be placed here:
What is the letter C?
The three positive signs of pregnancy
What are:
See the fetus on ultrasound
Feel the fetus moving
Hear the heartbeat with doppler
The nurse notes that the client began her last menses on March 7, 2008. Using Nagele's rule, the nurse estimates the due date to be this.
What is December 14, 2008?
A client in labor is dilated 10 cm. At this point of the labor process, the nurse would plan to assess and document the FHR at least this often.
What is Every 15 minutes?
This type of vaginal discharge is red and present for one to three days following delivery.
What is Lochia Rubra?
This medication is commonly used in the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome in newborns.
What is Betamethasone (Celestine)?