Definitions
Fetal movements felt by mother at 18 - 20 weeks
What is Quickening?
A hormone secreted in early pregnancy that is a marker used in pregnancy tests
What is hCG?
Define an external fetal monitor test that watches fetal HR for 20 minutes
What is a Non-Stress Test (NST)?
The hormone that stimulates uterine contractions
What is oxytocin?
Fetal back is often determined by what assessment
What is Leopold Maneuvers?
"The mask of pregnancy"
What is Chloasma?
Hormone responsible for maintaining a pregnancy
What is Progesterone?
Using an ultrasound to evaluate and grade fetal movement, breathing, tone, and amniotic fluid
What is a Biophysical Profile (BPP)?
Irregular, intermittent "false labor" contractions
What are Braxton Hicks?
The normal heart rate baseline for a fetus
What is 110-160 bpm?
Softening of the cervix in early pregnancy
What is Goodell sign?
Hormone that stimulates uterine and breast development
What is Estrogen?
Obtaining genetic testing or fetal lung maturity testing through needle aspiration during pregnancy
What is an Amniocentesis?
Divided into Latent, Active, and Transition phases
What is the first stage of labor?
The best indicator of fetal acid-base balance and well-being
What is variability?
The passive fetal movement elicited when the examiner pushes against the cervix and the fetus rebounds
What is Ballottement?
Hormone that loosens muscles, joints, and ligaments in pregnancy
What is Relaxin?
Maternal blood testing to look for genetic birth defects
What is the Quadruple (Quad) Screen?
The timing of the third stage should be no longer than this
What is 30 minutes?
The acronym used to remember FHR changes
What is VEAL CHOP?
The softening of the Isthmus of the uterus, the area between the cervix and the body of the uterus
What is Hegar sign?
Hormone that decreases maternal metabolism of glucose to favor fetal growth
What is hPL?
Obtaining a sample piece of placenta to diagnose genetic disorders at the end of first trimester
What is Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)?
When the fetal head no longer recedes and remains visible between contractions
What is crowning?
This condition must be present during labor to place internal fetal or internal contractions monitors
What is Rupture of Membranes (ROM)?