Maternity Nursing (Reproductive System)
questions and 100% verified answers
2025/2026
Rebounding of the fetus against the examiner's finger on palpation. When the examiner taps the cervix,
the fetus floats upward in the amniotic fluid. The examiner feels a rebound when the fetus falls back -
Answer Ballottement
Violet coloration of the mucous membranes of the cervix, vagina, and vulva that occurs at about 4
weeks of pregnancy; caused by increased vascularity. This is considered a probable sign of pregnancy -
Answer Chadwick's Sign
Softening of the cervix that occurs at the beginning of the second month of gestation. This is considered
a probable sign of pregnancy - Answer Goodell's sign
Compressibility and softening of the lower uterine segment that occurs at about week 6 of gestation.
This is considered a probable sign of pregnancy - Answer Hegar's Sign
lecithin-to-sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio
Ratio of two components of amniotic fluid, used for predicting fetal lung maturity; normal L/S ratio in
amniotic fluid is _____ or greater when the fetal lungs are mature - Answer 2:1
To determine Nagele's Rule you must..... - Answer Subtract 3 months and add 7 days to the first day of
the last menstrual period; then add 1 year
Maternal perception of fetal movement for the first time, occurring usually in the 16th to 20th week of
pregnancy - Answer Quickening
Phospholipid that is necessary to keep the fetal lung alveoli from collapsing; amount is usually sufficient
after 32 weeks gestation - Answer Surfactant
The normal female pelvis is _______ - Answer Gynecoid
,A female contains around ____ to _____ mL by the end of pregnancy - Answer 800 to 1200 mL
The umbilical cord cotains _____ arterie(s) and _____ vein(s) - Answer 2 arteries, 1 vein
The arteries carry ______ blood and waste products from the fetus. While the vein carries ____ blood
and provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus - Answer deoxygenated / oxygenated
FHR is 160 to to 170 beats/minute in the first trimester but slows with fetal growth to _____ to _____
beats/min near or at term - Answer 110 to 160
The ______ connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta, bypassing the lungs - Answer Ductus arteriosus
The ____ connects the umbilical ven and inferior vena cava, bypassing the liver. - Answer Ductus
venosus
the ______ is the opening between the right and left atria of the heart; bypassing the lungs - Answer
Foramen ovale
A ______ is a woman who has never been pregnant - Answer nulligravida
________ refers to the number of pregnancies - Answer Gravidity
a ______ is a woman who is pregnant for the first time - Answer Primigravida
A ______ is a woman in at least her second pregnancy - Answer Multigravida
____ is the number of births (not the number of fetuses, e.g., twins) carried past 20 weeks gestation,
whether or not the fetus was born alive - Answer Parity
A _____ is a woman who has not had a birth at more than 20 weeks of gestation - Answer Nullipara
,A _____ is a woman who has had one birth that occured after the twentieth week of gestation - Answer
Primipara
A _____ is a woman who has had two or more pregnancies to the stage of fetal viability - Answer
Multipara
GTPAL - Answer G is gravidity # of pregnancies including the present one
T is term births (longer than 37 weeks gestation)
P is preterm births (born before 37 weeks gestation)
A is abortions or miscarriages
L # of current living children
Presumptive Signs - Answer Amenorrhea
Nausea and vomiting
Increased size and increased feeling of fullness in breasts
Pronounced nipples
Urinary frequency
Quickening
Fatigue
Discoloration of the vaginal mucosa
Probable Signs - Answer Hegar's sign
Goodell's sign
Chardwick's Sign
ballottement
Positive Pregnancy test
Braxton Hicks contractions
, Positive Signs (Diganostic) - Answer FHR detected by Doppler transducer at 10 to 12 weeks and by
fetoscope at 20 weeks of gestation
Active fetal movements palpable by examiner
Outline of fetus via radiography or ultrasonography
At _____ weeks, the fundus can be found approximately halfway between the symphysis pubis and
umbilicus - Answer 16 weeks
At 20 to 22 weeks the fundus is approximately at the location of the ______ - Answer umbilicus
At 36 weeks the fundus is at the _______ - Answer xiphoid process
When assessing fundal heigh, monitor the client closely for _____ when placed in the supine position -
Answer Supine Hypotension
Concerns related to adolescent pregnancy include..... - Answer Poor nutritional status
Emotional and behavioral difficulties
Lack of support systems
Increased risk of stillbirth
Low-birth weight infants
Fetal mortality
CEPHALOPELVIC disproportion
Gestational Hypertension
Anemia
Prolonged Labor
Infections
Woman of childbearing age should take ____ supplements to prevent neural tube defects and orofacial
clefts in the fetus - Answer Folic Acid
questions and 100% verified answers
2025/2026
Rebounding of the fetus against the examiner's finger on palpation. When the examiner taps the cervix,
the fetus floats upward in the amniotic fluid. The examiner feels a rebound when the fetus falls back -
Answer Ballottement
Violet coloration of the mucous membranes of the cervix, vagina, and vulva that occurs at about 4
weeks of pregnancy; caused by increased vascularity. This is considered a probable sign of pregnancy -
Answer Chadwick's Sign
Softening of the cervix that occurs at the beginning of the second month of gestation. This is considered
a probable sign of pregnancy - Answer Goodell's sign
Compressibility and softening of the lower uterine segment that occurs at about week 6 of gestation.
This is considered a probable sign of pregnancy - Answer Hegar's Sign
lecithin-to-sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio
Ratio of two components of amniotic fluid, used for predicting fetal lung maturity; normal L/S ratio in
amniotic fluid is _____ or greater when the fetal lungs are mature - Answer 2:1
To determine Nagele's Rule you must..... - Answer Subtract 3 months and add 7 days to the first day of
the last menstrual period; then add 1 year
Maternal perception of fetal movement for the first time, occurring usually in the 16th to 20th week of
pregnancy - Answer Quickening
Phospholipid that is necessary to keep the fetal lung alveoli from collapsing; amount is usually sufficient
after 32 weeks gestation - Answer Surfactant
The normal female pelvis is _______ - Answer Gynecoid
,A female contains around ____ to _____ mL by the end of pregnancy - Answer 800 to 1200 mL
The umbilical cord cotains _____ arterie(s) and _____ vein(s) - Answer 2 arteries, 1 vein
The arteries carry ______ blood and waste products from the fetus. While the vein carries ____ blood
and provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus - Answer deoxygenated / oxygenated
FHR is 160 to to 170 beats/minute in the first trimester but slows with fetal growth to _____ to _____
beats/min near or at term - Answer 110 to 160
The ______ connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta, bypassing the lungs - Answer Ductus arteriosus
The ____ connects the umbilical ven and inferior vena cava, bypassing the liver. - Answer Ductus
venosus
the ______ is the opening between the right and left atria of the heart; bypassing the lungs - Answer
Foramen ovale
A ______ is a woman who has never been pregnant - Answer nulligravida
________ refers to the number of pregnancies - Answer Gravidity
a ______ is a woman who is pregnant for the first time - Answer Primigravida
A ______ is a woman in at least her second pregnancy - Answer Multigravida
____ is the number of births (not the number of fetuses, e.g., twins) carried past 20 weeks gestation,
whether or not the fetus was born alive - Answer Parity
A _____ is a woman who has not had a birth at more than 20 weeks of gestation - Answer Nullipara
,A _____ is a woman who has had one birth that occured after the twentieth week of gestation - Answer
Primipara
A _____ is a woman who has had two or more pregnancies to the stage of fetal viability - Answer
Multipara
GTPAL - Answer G is gravidity # of pregnancies including the present one
T is term births (longer than 37 weeks gestation)
P is preterm births (born before 37 weeks gestation)
A is abortions or miscarriages
L # of current living children
Presumptive Signs - Answer Amenorrhea
Nausea and vomiting
Increased size and increased feeling of fullness in breasts
Pronounced nipples
Urinary frequency
Quickening
Fatigue
Discoloration of the vaginal mucosa
Probable Signs - Answer Hegar's sign
Goodell's sign
Chardwick's Sign
ballottement
Positive Pregnancy test
Braxton Hicks contractions
, Positive Signs (Diganostic) - Answer FHR detected by Doppler transducer at 10 to 12 weeks and by
fetoscope at 20 weeks of gestation
Active fetal movements palpable by examiner
Outline of fetus via radiography or ultrasonography
At _____ weeks, the fundus can be found approximately halfway between the symphysis pubis and
umbilicus - Answer 16 weeks
At 20 to 22 weeks the fundus is approximately at the location of the ______ - Answer umbilicus
At 36 weeks the fundus is at the _______ - Answer xiphoid process
When assessing fundal heigh, monitor the client closely for _____ when placed in the supine position -
Answer Supine Hypotension
Concerns related to adolescent pregnancy include..... - Answer Poor nutritional status
Emotional and behavioral difficulties
Lack of support systems
Increased risk of stillbirth
Low-birth weight infants
Fetal mortality
CEPHALOPELVIC disproportion
Gestational Hypertension
Anemia
Prolonged Labor
Infections
Woman of childbearing age should take ____ supplements to prevent neural tube defects and orofacial
clefts in the fetus - Answer Folic Acid
