HEALTHCARE 102

Prenatal Care  Anatomical changes o Uterus  enlarges, stretches due to estrogen & progesterone  Blood flow increases o Weight gain o Pubic bone to top of fundus is how many weeks along o Cervix  Chadwick’s sign (blue or purple) of vulva  Goodell sign (softening) of cervix  Mucus plug will form  Call if discharge indicates infection  Leukaria- NORMAL white discharge o Vagina/Vulva  Thickening of vaginal mucosa  Vagina swells  More susceptible to ...