A client states she has felt the baby move. This is called
a. lightening c. quickening
b. ballottement d. Hegar's sign
C
Quickening is the first movement of the fetus felt by the mother. Lightening occurs approximately 38 weeks' gestation. Ballottement occurs during the 4th to 5th month of gestation. Hegar's sign is the softening of the isthmus of the uterus that is evident at 6 to 8 weeks' gestation.
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