Goals of Prenatal Care
- Define each key term listed.
abortion
antepartum
aortocadal compression
birthplan
braxton hicks contraction
chadwick’s sign
chloasma
colostrum
estimated date of delivery
gestational age
goodell’s sign
gravida
hegar sign
intrapartum
lactation
last normal menstrual period
lightening
mcdonalds sign
multipara
nagele rule
para
postpartum
primigravida
primipara
pseudoanemia
quickening
supine hypotension syndrome
trimesters
2.List the goals of prenatal care.
- Discuss prenatal care for a normal pregnancy.
- Explain the nurse’s role in prenatal care.
- Calculate the expected date of delivery and duration of pregnancy.
- Differentiate among the presumptive, probable, and positive signs of pregnancy.
Nutrition and Exercise for Pregnancy and Lactation
- Describe the physiological changes during pregnancy.
- Identify nutritional needs for pregnancy and lactation.
- Discuss the importance and limitations of exercise in pregnancy.
Prenatal Education
- Describe patient education related to travel and common discomforts of pregnancy.
- Discuss nursing support for emotional changes that occur in a family during pregnancy.
- Identify special needs of the pregnant adolescent, the single parent, and the older couple.
- Apply the nursing process in developing a birth plan.
- Identify the effects of medication ingestion on pregnancy and lactation.
- Review immunizations during pregnancy.