Pregnancy Signs

• Presumptive Signs


  Felt by mom

  • subjective data
• Presumptive Signs

  M - morning sickness

  A - amenorrhea

  C - changes in breast (enlarged or sore)

  F - fatigue

  L - lassitude

  U - urinary frequency ( 1st and 3rd trimesters)

  Q - quickening (16 to 20 weeks)
• Probable Signs 


  Objective data
• Probable Signs

  C - chadwick's sign

  H - hegar's sign

  U - uterine enlargement

  P - positive pt (dt increase HCG)

  B - ballotment

  B - braxton hicks

  O - outlining of the fetal body

  G - goodell's sign
• Chadwick


  Bluish discoloration of vaginal wall - week 6
• Goodell


  Softening of the cervix at the beginning of 2nd month
• Hegar


  softening and thinning of the lower uterine segment - week 6
• Ballotment


  Rebounding of the fetus against the examine's finger on palpation
• Braxton Hicks


  Irregular, painless contractions that occur intermittently through pregnancy.
• Hegar


  softening and thinning of the lower uterine segment - week 6
• Positive signs


  Definitive signs of pregnancy
• Positive signs

  FHR

  • doppler - 10 weeks
  • fetoscope - 16 weeks
  • auscultation - 18 to 20 weeks

  Active fetal movement felt by examiner usually after 20 weeks

  Fetal outline as detected by sonography or x-ray