SIGNS of Pregnancy

SIGNS OF PREGNANCY

Presumptive

Breast tenderness, tingling enlargement

Morning sickness

Amenorrhea

Frequent urination

Fatigue

Quickening (1^st fetal movements 16-20 weeks)

Striae gravidarum (stretch marks)

Probable

Positive pregnancy test (presence of hCG-human chorionic gonadotropin)

Goodle’s sign (softening of cervix at the beginning of the 2nd month)

Hegar’s sign (softening of the lower uterine segment that occurs about week 6)

Chadwick’s sign (bluish discoloration of vagina, vulva, and cervix

Ballottement (passive movement/rebounding of the fetus on examiner's palpation)

Braxton hicks (uterine contractions that are mild , irregular, and not felt in the back (20^th week)

Positive

Sonographic evidence (7^th week)

Auscultation of fetal heart beat (8^th week)

Fetal heart beat detected by Doppler Transducer (10-12 weeks)

Palpable active fetal movements through abdomen (20 weeks)

Non-electronic device by fetoscope (20-weeks)

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