You are seeing patients in an outpatient obstetrical clinic for their regularly scheduled prenatal appointments. Your patient is a G2P1 32-year-old woman who is 32 weeks pregnant. She says to you that she is concerned because she thinks she is developing striae gravidarum. When you assess the patient, what would you expect to see if she does present with this condition?
Select the correct image.
You are seeing patients in an outpatient obstetrical clinic for their regularly scheduled prenatal appointments. Your patient is a G2P1 32-year-old woman who is 32 weeks pregnant. She says to you that she is concerned because she thinks she is developing striae gravidarum. When you assess the patient, what would you expect to see if she does present with this condition?
Select the correct image.
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Maternal & Newborn Health
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Antepartum
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Health Promotion and Maintenance
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Ante/Intra/Postpartum and Newborn Care
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Explanation
Choice D is correct. This is the image showing striae gravidarum. These are reddish-purple stretch marks on the abdomen, breasts, thighs, and upper arms that are due to increasing levels of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone with the increase in estrogen and progesterone levels.
Choice A is incorrect. This is an image showing chloasma. This is also known as the ‘mask of pregnancy.’ It is hyperpigmentation that appears blotchy and brown over the forehead, cheeks, and nose.
Choice B is incorrect. This is an image showing Linea nigra. This is a dark streak down the midline of the abdomen that sometimes occurs in pregnancy due to increased levels of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone with increased estrogen and progesterone levels.
Choice C is incorrect. This is an image showing the typical presentation of the gravid abdomen around 32 weeks gestation
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