• Terms related to
pregnancy
o Para: number of babies born after 22 weeks
o Gravida: a woman who is or has been pregnant
o Primigravida: a woman who is pregnant for the 1st time
o Primipara: a woman who has delivered one child after 22 weeks
o Multigravida: a woman who has been pregnant previously
o Multipara: a woman how has carried two more pregnancies after 22 weeks
o Nulligravida: a woman who is not pregnant and not currently pregnant (never been pregnant)
• Maternal Hormones
o Placental Hormones:
▪ Progesterone: maintains endometrium; inhibits uterine contractibility; lactation
▪ Estrogen: breast/uterine enlargement
▪ hCG: stimulates corpus luteum to produce estrogen and progesterone until placenta takes
over
▪ hPL: antagonist to insulins
▪ relaxin: inhibits uterine activity; softens cervix and collagen in joints
▪ prostaglandins: may trigger labor
o Pituitary gland:
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▪ Prolactin: responsible for milk production after birth
▪ Oxytocin: stimulates uterine contractions, loosens joints and ligaments starting at 4
months
o Adrenal glands:
▪ Aldosterone
o Pancreas
▪ Insulin; additional glucose for fetus
• Nagele’s Rule
o Take the first day of the womans LMP, subtract 3 months and then add 7 days and 1 year,
adjusting for the year as necessary
• GTPAL
o Gravidity
o Term births (38 wks or more)
o Preterm births (up to 37 weeks)
o Abortion/miscarriages
o Living children
• Betamethasone
o Used for Preterm delivery ▪ Feeling tired
• Signs of Pregnancy ▪ Montgomery’s
o Presumptive S/S tubercules
▪ Amenorrhea o Probable Signs:
▪ N/V
▪ Enlargement & breast
tenderness
▪ Frequent urination
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▪ Stretch marks ▪ Colostrum from breast
▪ Spider veins ▪ Chadwick’s Sign
▪ Quickening (fetal
movements)
▪ Enlarged abdomen ▪ Positive pregnancy test
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