NUR 1211C Chapter Notes - Chapter Test 5: Ectopic Pregnancy, Cervical Effacement, Smooth Muscle Tissue
8 Feb 2020
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Introduction: a pregnancy is divided into three trimesters of 13 weeks each. Signs and symptoms of pregnancy: subjective (presumptive) signs, presumptive signs are those signs that the mother can perceive. The most obvious presumptive sign of pregnancy is the absence of menstruation: objective (probable) signs, physical signs, probable signs of pregnancy are those that can be detected on physical examination by a health care provider. Physiologic adaptations during pregnancy: reproductive system adaptations, uterus. Maternal adaptation during pregnancy whitish vaginal discharge, called leukorrhea: ovaries, breasts, creamy, yellowish breast fluid called colostrum can be expressed from the breast, if squeezed, by the third trimester. This fluid provides nourishment for the breast-feeding newborn during the first few days of life: general body system adaptations, gastrointestinal system, the saliva produced in the mouth becomes more acidic. Transition time of food throughout the gastrointestinal tract may be so much slower that more water than normal is reabsorbed, leading to bloating and constipation.
