Maternity--with correct answers 2024

Maternity--with correct answers 2024The nurse is teaching a childbirth class to a group of pregnant women. One of the women asks the nurse at what point during the pregnancy the embryo becomes a fetus. How should the nurse respond? "During the 8th week of pregnancy" - correct answer During the eighth week of pregnancy the organ systems and other structures are developed to the extent that they take the human form; at this time the embryo becomes a fetus and remains so until birth. At the end of the second week of pregnancy, the developing cells are called an embryo. At the time of implantation, the group of developing cells is called a blastocyst. The embryo can be visualized on ultrasound before it becomes a fetus. At 39 weeks' gestation a client asks the nurse about the difference between true and false labor. Which information regarding true labor contractions should the nurse include in a response to the client's question? Accompanied by progressive cervical dilation. - correct answer Progressive cervical dilation is the only positive sign of true labor; the cervix dilates in response to regular, coordinated uterine contractions. The contractions of true labor increase in length and intensity. A continuous contraction may have an adverse effect on the fetus; immediate intervention is required. The membranes may rupture before contractions begin; more frequently they rupture after true labor is established. What statement by a breast-feeding mother indicates that the nurse's teaching regarding stimulating the let-down reflex has been successful? "I will apply warm packs and massage my breast before each feeding" - correct answer Applying warm packs and massaging the breasts before each feeding help dilate milk ducts, promote emptying of the breasts, and stimulate further lactation. Taking a cool shower before each feeding will contract the milk ducts and interfere with the let-down reflex. Heavy consumption of milk products is not required to stimulate the production of milk. Breast binders may inhibit lactation by fooling the body into thinking that milk secretion is no longer needed. Which statements regarding the involution process are correct?