PARENTING & CHILD DEVELOPMENT-
UNIT 3 EXAM GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Why is it so important for a pregnant woman to receive prenatal care from the beginning
through the end of her pregnancy? - Answer-It is important to receive prenatal care to
ensure the mother and the fetus are healthy
Which nutrients are more important during pregnancy than other times? - Answer-
Protein, Vitamins, Minerals, and Carbohydrates and Fats
What is the Family Medical Leave Act? - Answer-A federal law in which employers with
more than 50 workers must offer 12 weeks of unpaid family or medical leave to new
mothers and fathers
What can expectant parents gain from taking a childbirth class? - Answer-What to
expect during labor and delivery, breathing and conditioning exercise to make
pregnancy, labor, and delivery more comfortable, including pain relief
Why are home births not always recommended? - Answer-Newborns at home are twice
as likely to die as those born in hospitals
Why must a baby be delivered within 24 to 48 hours after the mother's water has
broken? - Answer-To protect the baby from infection
How do premature labor and false labor differ? - Answer-Premature labor occurs when
the fetus has been developing in the womb for 37 weeks or less, a false labor is when
the mother feels contractions and believes the labor may have begun hours or days,
before the actual labor starts
Name three reasons a baby might be delivered by cesarean birth. - Answer-Lack of
normal progress during labor, the baby is in distress or turned in the wrong direction, or
it's multiple babies
Why so many babies appear to have a pointed head after birth? - Answer-It's due to the
passage through the birth canal. A baby's skull bones are not fully fused
What are the five characteristics that are rated on the Apgar scale? Why are these
important? - Answer-Heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, response to stimulation, and
clear color. Scores indicate whether or not the baby needs special care
UNIT 3 EXAM GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Why is it so important for a pregnant woman to receive prenatal care from the beginning
through the end of her pregnancy? - Answer-It is important to receive prenatal care to
ensure the mother and the fetus are healthy
Which nutrients are more important during pregnancy than other times? - Answer-
Protein, Vitamins, Minerals, and Carbohydrates and Fats
What is the Family Medical Leave Act? - Answer-A federal law in which employers with
more than 50 workers must offer 12 weeks of unpaid family or medical leave to new
mothers and fathers
What can expectant parents gain from taking a childbirth class? - Answer-What to
expect during labor and delivery, breathing and conditioning exercise to make
pregnancy, labor, and delivery more comfortable, including pain relief
Why are home births not always recommended? - Answer-Newborns at home are twice
as likely to die as those born in hospitals
Why must a baby be delivered within 24 to 48 hours after the mother's water has
broken? - Answer-To protect the baby from infection
How do premature labor and false labor differ? - Answer-Premature labor occurs when
the fetus has been developing in the womb for 37 weeks or less, a false labor is when
the mother feels contractions and believes the labor may have begun hours or days,
before the actual labor starts
Name three reasons a baby might be delivered by cesarean birth. - Answer-Lack of
normal progress during labor, the baby is in distress or turned in the wrong direction, or
it's multiple babies
Why so many babies appear to have a pointed head after birth? - Answer-It's due to the
passage through the birth canal. A baby's skull bones are not fully fused
What are the five characteristics that are rated on the Apgar scale? Why are these
important? - Answer-Heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, response to stimulation, and
clear color. Scores indicate whether or not the baby needs special care
