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| Name the three periods of pregnancy |
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Antepartum
Intrapartum
Postpartum |
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Define Antepartum
(prenatal) |
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| time between conception and the onset of labor; often used to describe the period during which a woman is pregnant |
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time from the onset of true labor until the birth of the infant and placenta
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| the period beginning immediately after the birth of a child and extending for about six weeks |
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| Define the Gestation Period |
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| the number of weeks since the first day of the last menstrual period |
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| Define The Preembryonic Period |
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| a fertilized ovum (conception) up to 14 days old, before it becomes implanted in the uterus. |
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| Define The Embryonic Period |
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| the stage between the second week (day 15) and the eighth week of embryonic development |
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| the period of development from nine weeks after fertilization until birth |
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Define a Pretrerm Pregnancy
(prematrue labor) |
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| labor that occurs after 20 weeks' but before completion of 37 weeks' gestation |
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| the normal duration of pregnancy; 38 to 42 weeks' gestation |
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| Define Post-Term Pregnancy |
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| gestation that goes beyond the end of 42 weeks' gestation |
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| any pregnancy, regardless of duration, including present pregnancy |
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| a woman who is pregnant for the first time |
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| a woman who is in her second or any subsequent pregnancy |
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| a woman who has never been pregnant |
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| birth after 20 weeks' gestation regarless of whether the infant is born alive or dead |
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| a woman who has had no births at more than 20 weeks' gestation |
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| a woman who has had one birth at more than 20 weeks' gestation, regardless of whether the infant was born alive or dead |
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| a woman who has had two or more births at more than 20 week's gestation |
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G - gravida
T - term pregnancies (38-40 weeks)
P - preterm pregnancies (20-37 weeks)
A - abortions or miscarriages (prior to 20 weeks)
L - living children |
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most common method of determinging the EDB
take the first day of the last menstrul period
subtract 3 months
add 7 days |
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