When performing the examination of a woman who is 8 weeks pregnant,the nurse notices that the cervix is a bluish color.The nurse would document this finding as _____ sign.

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During pregnancy,the uterus becomes globular in shape,softens,and flexes over the cervix (Hegar's sign).The cervix softens (Goodell's sign)and becomes bluish or cyanotic in color (Chadwick's sign).Homans' sign is pain in the calf upon dorsiflexion of the foot and is not related to signs of pregnancy.

When Performing the Examination of a Woman Who Is 8