Maternal Newborn Exam 1 questions and
answers 2025/2026(passing score guarantee)
What immunization can you NOT have during pregnancy? - Answer Rubella (live virus)
How many extra calories does a mom need if she has a normal-weight BMI? - Answer about 300 calories
(a bagel)
What is a psychosocial assessment? - Answer history of emotional or physical abuse
history of emotional problems
Support systems
acceptance of pregnancy, plans for care
feeding preference for baby
How long are trimesters? - Answer 13 weeks
what is nagele's Rule? - Answer First day of last menstrual period- 3 months + 7 days= EDD
antepartum is considered when? - Answer conception to labor
Intraparum is considered when? - Answer active labor until 2 hrs after baby is born
Postpartum is considered when? - Answer 2 hrs after baby is born to 6 weeks
How often should prenatal visits be scheduled for a mom from conception to 28weeks? - Answer Every 4
weeks
How often should a prenatal visit be scheduled for a mom thats 29-36 weeks? - Answer every 2-3 weeks
How often should a mom have a prenatal visit between 37 weeks to birth? - Answer Every week
,Nulligravida - Answer never been pregnant
primigravida - Answer woman who is pregnant for the first time
multigravida - Answer woman who is pregnant for at least the 2nd time
para - Answer given birth to one or more children who are passed age of "viability" which is 20 weeks
(twins count as 1)
abortion - Answer termination of pregnancy before viability of 20 weeks; induced or spontaneous
term - Answer 37 weeks or greater (para)
Preterm - Answer 20-36.6 weeks (para)
GTPAL(M) - Answer Gravida
Term
Preterm
Abortions
Living
Multiple
what are some danger signs of pregnancy? - Answer gush of fluid from vagina
vaginal bleeding
abdominal pain
fever over 100.4
blurred vision, dizziness, spots before eyes
persistent vomiting
, pre-tibial edema
muscular convulsions
RUQ pain (liver)
un-relievable headaches
oliguria/dysuria
decrease/absence of fetal movement
umbilical cord contains which vessels and how many? - Answer one vein and two arteries (always 3
vessels)
the umbilical arteries carry which kind of blood? - Answer deoxygenated blood
What type of blood does the umbilical vein carry? - Answer oxygenated blood
what is the normal length of the umbilical cord? - Answer 55cm
What is the substance that protects the umbilical cord? - Answer wharton's jelly, protects from
compression or breakage
How does the fetus breath in uteuro? - Answer placenta supplies oxygen and allows fetus to excrete
CO2 into the maternal blood stream.
What are the three fetal shunts? - Answer foramen ovale
ductus venosus
ductus arteriosus
how do these shunts work? - Answer Fetal circulation. Blood leaves the placenta and enters the fetus
through the umbilical vein. After circulating through the fetus, the blood returns to the placenta through
the umbilical arteries. The ductus venosus, the foramen ovale, and the ductus arteriosus allow the blood
to bypass the fetal liver and lungs
answers 2025/2026(passing score guarantee)
What immunization can you NOT have during pregnancy? - Answer Rubella (live virus)
How many extra calories does a mom need if she has a normal-weight BMI? - Answer about 300 calories
(a bagel)
What is a psychosocial assessment? - Answer history of emotional or physical abuse
history of emotional problems
Support systems
acceptance of pregnancy, plans for care
feeding preference for baby
How long are trimesters? - Answer 13 weeks
what is nagele's Rule? - Answer First day of last menstrual period- 3 months + 7 days= EDD
antepartum is considered when? - Answer conception to labor
Intraparum is considered when? - Answer active labor until 2 hrs after baby is born
Postpartum is considered when? - Answer 2 hrs after baby is born to 6 weeks
How often should prenatal visits be scheduled for a mom from conception to 28weeks? - Answer Every 4
weeks
How often should a prenatal visit be scheduled for a mom thats 29-36 weeks? - Answer every 2-3 weeks
How often should a mom have a prenatal visit between 37 weeks to birth? - Answer Every week
,Nulligravida - Answer never been pregnant
primigravida - Answer woman who is pregnant for the first time
multigravida - Answer woman who is pregnant for at least the 2nd time
para - Answer given birth to one or more children who are passed age of "viability" which is 20 weeks
(twins count as 1)
abortion - Answer termination of pregnancy before viability of 20 weeks; induced or spontaneous
term - Answer 37 weeks or greater (para)
Preterm - Answer 20-36.6 weeks (para)
GTPAL(M) - Answer Gravida
Term
Preterm
Abortions
Living
Multiple
what are some danger signs of pregnancy? - Answer gush of fluid from vagina
vaginal bleeding
abdominal pain
fever over 100.4
blurred vision, dizziness, spots before eyes
persistent vomiting
, pre-tibial edema
muscular convulsions
RUQ pain (liver)
un-relievable headaches
oliguria/dysuria
decrease/absence of fetal movement
umbilical cord contains which vessels and how many? - Answer one vein and two arteries (always 3
vessels)
the umbilical arteries carry which kind of blood? - Answer deoxygenated blood
What type of blood does the umbilical vein carry? - Answer oxygenated blood
what is the normal length of the umbilical cord? - Answer 55cm
What is the substance that protects the umbilical cord? - Answer wharton's jelly, protects from
compression or breakage
How does the fetus breath in uteuro? - Answer placenta supplies oxygen and allows fetus to excrete
CO2 into the maternal blood stream.
What are the three fetal shunts? - Answer foramen ovale
ductus venosus
ductus arteriosus
how do these shunts work? - Answer Fetal circulation. Blood leaves the placenta and enters the fetus
through the umbilical vein. After circulating through the fetus, the blood returns to the placenta through
the umbilical arteries. The ductus venosus, the foramen ovale, and the ductus arteriosus allow the blood
to bypass the fetal liver and lungs
