Von Braun-Fernwald's sign is a
clinical sign
Signs and symptoms are diagnostic indications of an illness, injury, or condition.
Signs are objective and externally observable; symptoms are a person's reported subjective experiences.
A sign for example may be a higher or lower temperature ...
in which there is an irregular softening and enlargement of the
uterine fundus
The uterus (from Latin ''uterus'', : uteri or uteruses) or womb () is the organ in the reproductive system of most female mammals, including humans, that accommodates the embryonic and fetal development of one or more fertilized eggs until bir ...
during early
pregnancy
Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring gestation, gestates inside a woman's uterus. A multiple birth, multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins.
Conception (biology), Conception usually occurs ...
. It occurs at 5–8 weeks gestation.
[Maternal-Neonatal Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! Page 160. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007. ]
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The sign is named after Karl von Braun-Fernwald.
See also
* Piskacek's sign
References
Medical signs
Obstetrics
Midwifery
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