A client who believes she is pregnant arrives at the clinic. The APN's assessment reveals that the client has a softening of the cervix. These results are an indication of which of the following probable signs of pregnancy?
a. Chadwick's sign c. Hegar's sign
b. Goodell's sign d. Ballottement
B
The APN would recognize softening of the cervix as Goodell's sign; normally the cervix is firm. Chadwick's sign is the color change from pink to bluish-purplish in the mucous membranes of the cervix, vagina, and vulva. Hegar's sign, usually evident at 6 to 8 weeks gestation, is the softening of the isthmus of the uterus, often referred to as the lower uterine segment. Ballottement occurs when the floating fetus rebounds against the examiner's fingers.
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