Chapter 33 Obstetrics and Neonatal Care
____________ is a situation in which the umbilical cord comes out the vagina before the infant.
A.) Eclampsia
B.) Placenta previa
C.) Abruptio placenta
D.) Prolapsed cord - ANS -D.) Prolapsed cord
\_____________ _______________ is a development defect in which a portion of the spinal cord protrudes outside the
vertebrae. - ANS -Spina bifida
\_____________ is heralded by the onset of convulsions, or seizures, resulting from severe hypertension in the pregnant
woman.
A.) Eclampsia
B.) Placenta previa
C.) Placenta abruptio
D.) Supine hypotensive syndrome - ANS -A.) Eclampsia
\______________ is a condition in which the placenta develops over and covers the cervix.
A.) Eclampsia
B.) Placenta previa
C.) Placenta abruptio
D.) Supine hypotensive syndrome - ANS -B.) Placenta previa
\A limb presentation occurs when the baby's arm, leg, or foot is emerging from the vagina first.
True or False - ANS -True
\A pregnancy is considered full term once it reaches __________ weeks but has not gone beyond _____________
weeks, ________ days. - ANS -39, 40, 6
\A woman who is having her first baby is called a multigravida.
True or False - ANS -False
\Abuse during pregnancy increases the chance of miscarriage, premature delivery, and low birth weight.
, True or False - ANS -True
\After delivery, the ______________, or afterbirth, separates from the uterus and is delivered. - ANS -placenta
\Amniotic sac - ANS -A fluid-filled, baglike membrane inside the uterus in which the fetus develops
\Approximately _______________ of deliveries are complicated by the presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid.
A.) 8% to 12%
B.) 12% to 16%
C.) 16% to 20%
D.) 20% to 24% - ANS -B.) 12% to 16%
\Blood volume may increases by as much as __________ by the end of the pregnancy. - ANS -50%
\Breech presentation - ANS -Delivery in which the buttocks are delivered first
\By the end of pregnancy, the pregnant patient's heart rate increases up to 20%, or about _____________ beats more per
minute. - ANS -20
\Cervix - ANS -The neck of the uterus
\Crowning - ANS -Appearance of the infant's head at the vaginal opening during labor
\Crowning occurs when the baby's head obstructs the birth canal, preventing normal delivery.
True or False - ANS -False
\Delivery of the buttocks before the baby's head is called a breech delivery.
True or False - ANS -True
\Due to hormonal changes that cause joints in the musculoskeletal system to "loosen," a pregnant patient has a greater
risk of __________. - ANS -falls
\During the delivery, be careful that you do not your fingers into the infant's eyes or into the two soft spots, called
___________ on the head. - ANS -fontanelles
\Embryo - ANS -The stage from 0 to 10 weeks after fertilization
\Excessive bleeding after birth is usually caused by the muscles of the uterus not fully contracting.
True or False - ANS -True
\Fetus - ANS -The stage from 10 weeks until delivery
\If called to deliver an infant who may have died in the uterus, you could notice skin blisters and dark discoloration to the
infant.
True or False - ANS -True
____________ is a situation in which the umbilical cord comes out the vagina before the infant.
A.) Eclampsia
B.) Placenta previa
C.) Abruptio placenta
D.) Prolapsed cord - ANS -D.) Prolapsed cord
\_____________ _______________ is a development defect in which a portion of the spinal cord protrudes outside the
vertebrae. - ANS -Spina bifida
\_____________ is heralded by the onset of convulsions, or seizures, resulting from severe hypertension in the pregnant
woman.
A.) Eclampsia
B.) Placenta previa
C.) Placenta abruptio
D.) Supine hypotensive syndrome - ANS -A.) Eclampsia
\______________ is a condition in which the placenta develops over and covers the cervix.
A.) Eclampsia
B.) Placenta previa
C.) Placenta abruptio
D.) Supine hypotensive syndrome - ANS -B.) Placenta previa
\A limb presentation occurs when the baby's arm, leg, or foot is emerging from the vagina first.
True or False - ANS -True
\A pregnancy is considered full term once it reaches __________ weeks but has not gone beyond _____________
weeks, ________ days. - ANS -39, 40, 6
\A woman who is having her first baby is called a multigravida.
True or False - ANS -False
\Abuse during pregnancy increases the chance of miscarriage, premature delivery, and low birth weight.
, True or False - ANS -True
\After delivery, the ______________, or afterbirth, separates from the uterus and is delivered. - ANS -placenta
\Amniotic sac - ANS -A fluid-filled, baglike membrane inside the uterus in which the fetus develops
\Approximately _______________ of deliveries are complicated by the presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid.
A.) 8% to 12%
B.) 12% to 16%
C.) 16% to 20%
D.) 20% to 24% - ANS -B.) 12% to 16%
\Blood volume may increases by as much as __________ by the end of the pregnancy. - ANS -50%
\Breech presentation - ANS -Delivery in which the buttocks are delivered first
\By the end of pregnancy, the pregnant patient's heart rate increases up to 20%, or about _____________ beats more per
minute. - ANS -20
\Cervix - ANS -The neck of the uterus
\Crowning - ANS -Appearance of the infant's head at the vaginal opening during labor
\Crowning occurs when the baby's head obstructs the birth canal, preventing normal delivery.
True or False - ANS -False
\Delivery of the buttocks before the baby's head is called a breech delivery.
True or False - ANS -True
\Due to hormonal changes that cause joints in the musculoskeletal system to "loosen," a pregnant patient has a greater
risk of __________. - ANS -falls
\During the delivery, be careful that you do not your fingers into the infant's eyes or into the two soft spots, called
___________ on the head. - ANS -fontanelles
\Embryo - ANS -The stage from 0 to 10 weeks after fertilization
\Excessive bleeding after birth is usually caused by the muscles of the uterus not fully contracting.
True or False - ANS -True
\Fetus - ANS -The stage from 10 weeks until delivery
\If called to deliver an infant who may have died in the uterus, you could notice skin blisters and dark discoloration to the
infant.
True or False - ANS -True
