Anatomy & Physiology Of Pregnancy PDF

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY OF CHAPTER 7 PREGNANCY OBJECTIVES 1. Determine gravidity and parity. 2. Explain the expected maternal anatomic and physiologic adaptations to pregnancy. 3. Differentiate among presumptive, probable, and positive signs of pregnancy....

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY OF CHAPTER 7 PREGNANCY OBJECTIVES 1. Determine gravidity and parity. 2. Explain the expected maternal anatomic and physiologic adaptations to pregnancy. 3. Differentiate among presumptive, probable, and positive signs of pregnancy. 4. Identify maternal hormones produced during pregnancy, their target organs, and their major effects on pregnancy. 5. Compare the characteristics of the abdomen, vulva, and cervix of the nullipara and multipara.  Pregnancy lasts an average of 10 lunar months,: 40 weeks, or 280 days The 280-day period is PREGNANCY calculated from beginning of last menstrual period EDD EDC EDB Most born within 10 to 14 days of calculated date of birth  TRIMESTERS 1st = 1-12 weeks (12 weeks total) 2nd = 13-27 weeks (15 weeks total) 3rd = 28-40 weeks (13 weeks total) 40 weeks (280 days) COMMON TERMS Intrapartum – Antepartum – time onset of labor Postpartum – 6 from conception through the birth weeks after until onset of labor of the infant & childbirth placenta COMMON TERMS: GRAVIDA Gravida: any pregnancy regardless of duration, including current pregnancy Nulligravida: a woman who has never been pregnant Primigravida: a woman who is pregnant for the first time Multigravida: a woman who has had 2 or more pregnancies COMMON TERMS: PARA Para –Number of pregnancies in which the fetus or fetuses have reached 20 weeks gestation. Does not matter if fetus/fetuses born alive or dead. Nullipara: a woman who has not completed a pregnancy with a fetus(s) beyond 20 weeks gestation Primipara: a woman who has completed one pregnancy with a fetus(s) who has reached 20 weeks gestation Multipara: a woman who has completed 2 or more pregnancies to 20 weeks gestation or more Stillbirth: a fetus born dead after 20 weeks’ gestation COMMON TERMS: PREGNANCY LENGTH Gestation: number of weeks since the first day of LMP Abortion: birth that occurs before 20 weeks’ gestation or birth of fetus