ANTEPARTUM CARE UNFOLDING REASONING CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ antepartum. Answer: before the onset of labor.
◉ aortocaval compression. Answer: also called vena cava syndrome,
may occur if the woman lies on her back.
◉ Braxton hicks contractions. Answer: intermittent contractions of
the uterus; they occur more frequently toward the end of the
pregnancy and are sometimes mistaken for true labor contractions.
◉ chadwick's sign. Answer: a violet blue color of the vaginal mucous
membrane caused by increased vascularity; it is a probable sign of
pregnancy that is visible about eh 4th week of pregnancy
◉ chloasma. Answer: increased pigmentation of the face; "mask of
pregnancy"
◉ colostrum. Answer: a secretion from the breast before the onset of
true lactation; it has a high protein content, provides some immune
, properties, and cleanses the newborn's intestinal tract of mucus and
meconium.
◉ gestational age. Answer: the actual time, from conception to birth,
that the fetus remains in the uterus.
◉ goodell's sign. Answer: a probable sign of pregnancy occurring
during the 2nd month of pregnancy that involves a softening of the
cervix.
◉ gravida. Answer: the number of times a woman has been
pregnant.
◉ hegar's sign. Answer: a probable sign of pregnancy that involves
softening of the lower uterine segment found upon palpation in the
2nd or 3rd month of pregnancy.
◉ intrapartum. Answer: the time of onset of true labor, followed by
the delivery of the neonate and finally the placenta.
◉ lactation. Answer: the process of producing and supplying breast
milk.
EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ antepartum. Answer: before the onset of labor.
◉ aortocaval compression. Answer: also called vena cava syndrome,
may occur if the woman lies on her back.
◉ Braxton hicks contractions. Answer: intermittent contractions of
the uterus; they occur more frequently toward the end of the
pregnancy and are sometimes mistaken for true labor contractions.
◉ chadwick's sign. Answer: a violet blue color of the vaginal mucous
membrane caused by increased vascularity; it is a probable sign of
pregnancy that is visible about eh 4th week of pregnancy
◉ chloasma. Answer: increased pigmentation of the face; "mask of
pregnancy"
◉ colostrum. Answer: a secretion from the breast before the onset of
true lactation; it has a high protein content, provides some immune
, properties, and cleanses the newborn's intestinal tract of mucus and
meconium.
◉ gestational age. Answer: the actual time, from conception to birth,
that the fetus remains in the uterus.
◉ goodell's sign. Answer: a probable sign of pregnancy occurring
during the 2nd month of pregnancy that involves a softening of the
cervix.
◉ gravida. Answer: the number of times a woman has been
pregnant.
◉ hegar's sign. Answer: a probable sign of pregnancy that involves
softening of the lower uterine segment found upon palpation in the
2nd or 3rd month of pregnancy.
◉ intrapartum. Answer: the time of onset of true labor, followed by
the delivery of the neonate and finally the placenta.
◉ lactation. Answer: the process of producing and supplying breast
milk.
