PRESUMPTIVE, PROBABLE, POSITVE SIGNS OF PREGNANCY Presented by

PRESUMPTIVE SIGNS Subjective changes that are experienced and reported by the woman. Least reliable indicators of pregnancy. It includes: Amenorrhoea Morning sickness Fatigue Breast changes Quickening Frequency of micturition Skin changes

SKIN CHANGES IN PREGNANCY

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PROBABLE SIGNS Objective findings that can be documented by an examiner. Primarily related to physical changes in the reproductive system. They are: Breast changes Abdominal enlargement

ABDOMINAL ENLARGEMENT

Pelvic changes Pregnancy test Immunological test sonography Jacquemier’s sign or chadwick’s sign Hegar’s sign Osiander’s sign Goodell’s sign Vaginal signs Uterine signs Ballottement of fetus Braxton Hicks contraction Pregnancy test Immunological test sonography

PREGNANCY TEST

POSITIVE SIGNS Attributed to the fetus. Detected and documented by the examiner. Auscultation of fetal heart sound. Fetal movement felt by the examiner. Visualization of the fetus. Sonography Radiology

AUSCULTATION OF FETAL HEART SOUND

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