AFPA Prenatal/Postnatal Fitness
Specialist Midterm Exam Questions And
Complete Answers.
40% - Answer Exercise decreases risk of developing pre-eclampsia by __%
Lowers blood pressure
Improves cardiovascular fitness
Decreases oxidative stress
Prevents dysfunction in blood vessel walls - Answer What takes place physiologically during exercise to
decrease risk of pre-eclampsia?
10-20 bpm - Answer How much does the woman's heart rate increase by in first trimester?
Hormonal changes that dilate blood vessels which drops blood pressure - body must work harder to
circulate blood and oxygen - Answer What causes the increase in heart rate during first trimester?
40% harder - Answer Heart at rest must work __% harder in second trimester
Body adapts, heart rate returns to pre pregnancy levels - Answer As pregnancy progresses, how does
heart rate change?
Not with proper posture. Pelvis neutral. Ribs stacked over pelvis. - Answer Does growth of belly tighten
pelvic floor muscles?
Shortens and tightens pelvic floor - Answer How does posterior pelvic tilt effect pelvic floor?
Feet pelvis width apart - optimal alignment - Answer How should women stand in pregnancy?
, Shortening and tightening of pelvic floor
Reduce space in pelvis
Move pelvic floor out of optimal alignment with diaphragm - Answer Postural issues in pregnancy can
cause
Yes, intensity is reduced to allow more time for release work, stretching, and visualization and to save
energy for labor and delivery - Answer Is strength and endurance training continued in third trimester?
Most space between sit bones - optimal birth position - Answer Why should the feet should be parallel
and knees pointing forward during squatting
Reduces - Answer Squatting with knees and feet pointing outwards increases or reduces space in pelvic
outlet
neutral - Answer ____ positioned pelvis for optimal alignment?
proper pelvic floor function
Bladder supported by pubic joint
Prevents uterine prolapse by limiting strain on uterosacral ligament
Spine protection
allows diaphragm and pelvic floor to work synergistically - Answer Neutral pelvis postion ensures
diaphragm - contract and descend
pelvic floor - lengthen and descend
ribs - expand laterally
TVA - lengthen and expand - Answer During inhalation, explain what the diaphragm, pelvic floor, ribs,
TVA should do
Diaphragm - rises
pelvic floor - contracts and lifts
Specialist Midterm Exam Questions And
Complete Answers.
40% - Answer Exercise decreases risk of developing pre-eclampsia by __%
Lowers blood pressure
Improves cardiovascular fitness
Decreases oxidative stress
Prevents dysfunction in blood vessel walls - Answer What takes place physiologically during exercise to
decrease risk of pre-eclampsia?
10-20 bpm - Answer How much does the woman's heart rate increase by in first trimester?
Hormonal changes that dilate blood vessels which drops blood pressure - body must work harder to
circulate blood and oxygen - Answer What causes the increase in heart rate during first trimester?
40% harder - Answer Heart at rest must work __% harder in second trimester
Body adapts, heart rate returns to pre pregnancy levels - Answer As pregnancy progresses, how does
heart rate change?
Not with proper posture. Pelvis neutral. Ribs stacked over pelvis. - Answer Does growth of belly tighten
pelvic floor muscles?
Shortens and tightens pelvic floor - Answer How does posterior pelvic tilt effect pelvic floor?
Feet pelvis width apart - optimal alignment - Answer How should women stand in pregnancy?
, Shortening and tightening of pelvic floor
Reduce space in pelvis
Move pelvic floor out of optimal alignment with diaphragm - Answer Postural issues in pregnancy can
cause
Yes, intensity is reduced to allow more time for release work, stretching, and visualization and to save
energy for labor and delivery - Answer Is strength and endurance training continued in third trimester?
Most space between sit bones - optimal birth position - Answer Why should the feet should be parallel
and knees pointing forward during squatting
Reduces - Answer Squatting with knees and feet pointing outwards increases or reduces space in pelvic
outlet
neutral - Answer ____ positioned pelvis for optimal alignment?
proper pelvic floor function
Bladder supported by pubic joint
Prevents uterine prolapse by limiting strain on uterosacral ligament
Spine protection
allows diaphragm and pelvic floor to work synergistically - Answer Neutral pelvis postion ensures
diaphragm - contract and descend
pelvic floor - lengthen and descend
ribs - expand laterally
TVA - lengthen and expand - Answer During inhalation, explain what the diaphragm, pelvic floor, ribs,
TVA should do
Diaphragm - rises
pelvic floor - contracts and lifts
