Maternal/newborn nursing Exam 1
2025 Questions and Answers
Schultze - ANSWER✔✔-Shiny, Fetal side of the placenta
Duncan - ANSWER✔✔-Dirty,Maternal side of the placenta. can see cotyledons
The _____ becomes an endocrine organ that produces large amounts of progesterone,
estrogen, human placental lactogen, and prostaglandins. - ANSWER✔✔-the placenta
AVA - ANSWER✔✔-Artery, Vein, Artery.. the vessels within the umbilical cord.
The arteries carry _____ blood - ANSWER✔✔-deoxygenated blood
The vein carries _____ - ANSWER✔✔-Oxygenated blood
Wharton's jelly - ANSWER✔✔-gives cord consistency.
prevents constricton.
cotyledons - ANSWER✔✔-make up the placenta
T/F? There is no mixing of fetal and maternal blood in the womb. - ANSWER✔✔-True.
Estrogen - ANSWER✔✔-stimulates uterine growth and uteroplacental blood flow.
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,Progesterone - ANSWER✔✔-Maintains endometrium, decrease uterine contractility.
HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) - ANSWER✔✔-can be detected in maternal
blood by 8-10 days after conception; assures that estrogen and progesterone are being
excreted to maintain the pregnancy.
HPL (human placental lactogen) - ANSWER✔✔-stimulates maternal metabolism to
supply nutrients needed for fetal growth. increases resistance to insulin, facilitates
glucose transport across the placenta, stimulates breast development.
4 goals of healthy people 2020 - ANSWER✔✔-decrease maternal mortality
decrease C-section rates
decrease pre-term births
increase prenatal care
teens are at risk for _____ during pregnancy and an ___ in infant mortality rates. -
ANSWER✔✔-Increase in BP while pregnant
Increase in infant mortality rates
full term - ANSWER✔✔-37 + weeks
preterm - ANSWER✔✔-<37 weeks >20 weeks
abortus - ANSWER✔✔-embryo/fetus expelled at less than or equal to 20 weeks
still birth - ANSWER✔✔-infant who at birth, shows no signs of life
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, AWHONN - ANSWER✔✔-provides specialty practice guidelines for nurses.
when identifying Duvall's 8 stages of the family, the ___ child serves as the marker for
that family's developmental stage. - ANSWER✔✔-the oldest child.
Amniotic fluid - ANSWER✔✔-protective fluid surrounding fetus.
helps maintain a constant body temp.
allows freedom of movement for musculoskeletal development.
volume changes constantly.
fetal urine adds to volume.
normal range for amniotic fluid - ANSWER✔✔-800-1200 ml
<300 ml of amniotic fluid - ANSWER✔✔-oligohyramnios.
(kidney anomalies)
>2000 ml of amniotic fluid - ANSWER✔✔-polyhydramnios
(GI anomalies)
heart begins to beat at ____ - ANSWER✔✔-4 weeks
all major organ systems are in place at __ - ANSWER✔✔-8 weeks
fetal heartbeat can be detected by ultrasound, Doppler by ___to ___ - ANSWER✔✔-8-12
weeks
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2025 Questions and Answers
Schultze - ANSWER✔✔-Shiny, Fetal side of the placenta
Duncan - ANSWER✔✔-Dirty,Maternal side of the placenta. can see cotyledons
The _____ becomes an endocrine organ that produces large amounts of progesterone,
estrogen, human placental lactogen, and prostaglandins. - ANSWER✔✔-the placenta
AVA - ANSWER✔✔-Artery, Vein, Artery.. the vessels within the umbilical cord.
The arteries carry _____ blood - ANSWER✔✔-deoxygenated blood
The vein carries _____ - ANSWER✔✔-Oxygenated blood
Wharton's jelly - ANSWER✔✔-gives cord consistency.
prevents constricton.
cotyledons - ANSWER✔✔-make up the placenta
T/F? There is no mixing of fetal and maternal blood in the womb. - ANSWER✔✔-True.
Estrogen - ANSWER✔✔-stimulates uterine growth and uteroplacental blood flow.
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,Progesterone - ANSWER✔✔-Maintains endometrium, decrease uterine contractility.
HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) - ANSWER✔✔-can be detected in maternal
blood by 8-10 days after conception; assures that estrogen and progesterone are being
excreted to maintain the pregnancy.
HPL (human placental lactogen) - ANSWER✔✔-stimulates maternal metabolism to
supply nutrients needed for fetal growth. increases resistance to insulin, facilitates
glucose transport across the placenta, stimulates breast development.
4 goals of healthy people 2020 - ANSWER✔✔-decrease maternal mortality
decrease C-section rates
decrease pre-term births
increase prenatal care
teens are at risk for _____ during pregnancy and an ___ in infant mortality rates. -
ANSWER✔✔-Increase in BP while pregnant
Increase in infant mortality rates
full term - ANSWER✔✔-37 + weeks
preterm - ANSWER✔✔-<37 weeks >20 weeks
abortus - ANSWER✔✔-embryo/fetus expelled at less than or equal to 20 weeks
still birth - ANSWER✔✔-infant who at birth, shows no signs of life
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, AWHONN - ANSWER✔✔-provides specialty practice guidelines for nurses.
when identifying Duvall's 8 stages of the family, the ___ child serves as the marker for
that family's developmental stage. - ANSWER✔✔-the oldest child.
Amniotic fluid - ANSWER✔✔-protective fluid surrounding fetus.
helps maintain a constant body temp.
allows freedom of movement for musculoskeletal development.
volume changes constantly.
fetal urine adds to volume.
normal range for amniotic fluid - ANSWER✔✔-800-1200 ml
<300 ml of amniotic fluid - ANSWER✔✔-oligohyramnios.
(kidney anomalies)
>2000 ml of amniotic fluid - ANSWER✔✔-polyhydramnios
(GI anomalies)
heart begins to beat at ____ - ANSWER✔✔-4 weeks
all major organ systems are in place at __ - ANSWER✔✔-8 weeks
fetal heartbeat can be detected by ultrasound, Doppler by ___to ___ - ANSWER✔✔-8-12
weeks
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