Naegele rule
Substract 3 months
Add 7 days to the first day of the last menstrual period
Then add 1 year
Primigravida means
Pregnant for the first time
Term baby is a baby born after
37 weeks
Preterm baby is a baby born before
37 weeks
Abortion happen before
20 weeks
Presumptive signs (subjective mom say it )
Amenorrhea
Nausea , vomiting
Breast tenderness, tingling , feeling of fullness, increase size and pigmentation, urinary frequency, pigmentation of the areola.
Urinary frequency
Quickening
Fatigue
Linea negra, melasma
Probable signs of pregnancy ( could be something else)
Uterine enlargement
Hegar signs : compressibility and softening of the lower uterine segment that occurs at about week .
Goodell signs : softening of the cervix that happen at second month.
Chadwick signs : Violet coloration of the mucus membranes of the cervix at 6 weeks
Ballottement : rebounding of the fetus against the examiner
Braxton hicks : Irregular painless contraction
Positive pregnancy test (presence human chorionic gonadotropin)
Positive signs of pregnancy ( proven)
Fetal heart rate detected (10-12 weeks by doppler)
Nonelectronic device (fetoscope 20 weeks)
Active fetal movement
Outline of fetus vis radiography or ultrasonography
Fundal height during second and third trimester (weeks 18 to 30) is equal
Approximately equal to fetal age +-2cm
Position of the fundus at
16 weeks: halfway between the symphisis pubis and the umbilicus.
20-22 weeks: at the location of the umbilicus
36 weeks: at the xiphoid process
After 20 weeks when placing client supine monitor for
Supine hypotension
Intervention for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy
Eating dry crackers
Avoid brushing teeth immediately after arising
Eating small frequent , low fat meals during pregnancy
Drink liquid between meals rather than at meals
Avoid fried and spicy foods
Eat protein snack at night
Sucking on hard candy
Ask about acupressure
Ask about use of herbal remedies
Take antiemetics as prescribed
Syncope ( fainting ) intervention
Sitting with the feet elevated
Risk for falls , change positing slowly
Zidovudine indication
To decrease the risk of hiv transmission to the fetus
ABO type testing rule in pregnancy
If the client is RH negative and has a negative antibody screen they need to repeat antibody screen Rhogham at 28 weeks and will also receive rhogham within 72 hours if the infant is RH positive
Live vaccine ( do not give during pregnancy) example:
Rubella
Dark streak down the midline of the abdomen is called
Linea negra
Chlaosma is a
Brownish hyperpigmentation over the forehead cheeks and nose
Striae gravidarum is
Reddish purple stretch mark on the abdomen , breast , thigh and upper arms
Breast tenderness intervention
Wearing a supportive bra
Avoid the use of soap on the nipples and areolar area to prevent drying skin
Gestational diabetes how to diagnose ?
Fasting blood glucose greater than 126
HBA1C greater than 6.5%
Plasma glucose greater than 200 mg
Protein 2+ 4+ in urine may indicate
Preeclampsia
Ultrasonography is used to
Confirm gestational age and estimates date of delivery
To determine the presence of premature dilation of the cervix
Outline and identify fetal and birthing parent structures
Transvaginal ultrasound is used
To determine the length of the cervix in the first trimester