PPN 301 - WEEK 2 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is the recommended range of total weight for a pregnant person with a BMI of less
than 18.5 (underweight) - Answer -12.5-18 kg
What is the recommended range of total weight for a pregnant person with a BMI of
18.5-24.9 (Normal weight) - Answer -11.5-16 kg
What is the recommended range of total weight for a pregnant person with a BMI of 25-
29.9 (Overweight) - Answer -7-11.5 kg
What is the recommended range of total weight for a pregnant person with a BMI of
greater or equal to 30 (Obese) - Answer -5-9
Why is folic acid important for pregnant women to consume? - Answer -Decreases the
risk for neural tube defects (NTDs)
Low-risk neural tube defect mothers should consume? - Answer -0.4 mg daily for at
least 2-3 months before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and postpartum if breastfeeding
Moderate or high-risk neural tube defect mothers (diabetes, epilepsy, obesity, history of
NTDs) should consume? - Answer -recommended 1-4 mg/day1
Gravida - Answer -a pregnant person
Gravidity - Answer -pregnancy
Nulligravida - Answer -a person who has never been pregnant and is not currently
pregnant
Primigravida - Answer -a person who is pregnant for the first time
Multigravida - Answer -a person who has had 2 or more pregnancies
Parity - Answer -the number of pregnancies in which the fetus or fetuses have reached
20 weeks of gestation, not the number of fetuses
Nullipara - Answer -a person who has not completed a pregnancy with a fetus or
fetuses beyond 20 weeks of gestation
Primipara - Answer -a person who has completed one pregnancy with a fetus or
fetuses who have reached 20 weeks of gestation
Multipara - Answer -a person who has completed two or more pregnancies to 20 weeks
of gestation or more
, Viability - Answer -capacity to live outside the uterus
Preterm - Answer -a pregnancy between 20 and 36 weeks 6 days of gestation
Term - Answer -a pregnancy from the beginning of week 37 of gestation to the end of
week 40 weeks + 6 days of gestation
Early Term - Answer -a pregnancy between 37 weeks and 38 weeks 6 days
Full Term - Answer -a pregnancy between 39 weeks and 40 weeks 6 days
Late Term - Answer -a pregnancy in week 41
Post Term - Answer -a pregnancy after 42 weeks
Function of Trophoblast cells - Answer -form placenta
Function of inner cell mass - Answer -forms fetus and fetal membranes
Function of Syncytiotrophoblast - Answer -- erodes maternal tissues allowing blood
from uterine spinal arteries to enter lacunar network
- responsible for producing hormones such as Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
Function of Cytotrophoblast - Answer -invade maternal spiral arteries; replace maternal
endothelium
Functions of placenta - Answer -respiratory, excretory, endocrine, nutrition, storage,
barrier
What are the 4 necessary hormones top maintain pregnancy and support the embryo
and fetus? - Answer -- Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
- Estrogen
- Progesterone
- Human placental lactogen (hPL)
What is Hegar's Sign? - Answer -Softening of lower uterine segment
What is Goodell's sign? - Answer -softening of the cervix
Adaptations to pregnancy: Cardiovascular System - Answer -Hemoglobin levels
decrease and Hematocrit levels decrease
Adaptations to pregnancy: Respiratory System - Answer -- Oxygen consumption
increases during pregnancy by 20%-40% and above
- Nasal and sinus stuffiness, nosebleeds, voice changes
What is the recommended range of total weight for a pregnant person with a BMI of less
than 18.5 (underweight) - Answer -12.5-18 kg
What is the recommended range of total weight for a pregnant person with a BMI of
18.5-24.9 (Normal weight) - Answer -11.5-16 kg
What is the recommended range of total weight for a pregnant person with a BMI of 25-
29.9 (Overweight) - Answer -7-11.5 kg
What is the recommended range of total weight for a pregnant person with a BMI of
greater or equal to 30 (Obese) - Answer -5-9
Why is folic acid important for pregnant women to consume? - Answer -Decreases the
risk for neural tube defects (NTDs)
Low-risk neural tube defect mothers should consume? - Answer -0.4 mg daily for at
least 2-3 months before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and postpartum if breastfeeding
Moderate or high-risk neural tube defect mothers (diabetes, epilepsy, obesity, history of
NTDs) should consume? - Answer -recommended 1-4 mg/day1
Gravida - Answer -a pregnant person
Gravidity - Answer -pregnancy
Nulligravida - Answer -a person who has never been pregnant and is not currently
pregnant
Primigravida - Answer -a person who is pregnant for the first time
Multigravida - Answer -a person who has had 2 or more pregnancies
Parity - Answer -the number of pregnancies in which the fetus or fetuses have reached
20 weeks of gestation, not the number of fetuses
Nullipara - Answer -a person who has not completed a pregnancy with a fetus or
fetuses beyond 20 weeks of gestation
Primipara - Answer -a person who has completed one pregnancy with a fetus or
fetuses who have reached 20 weeks of gestation
Multipara - Answer -a person who has completed two or more pregnancies to 20 weeks
of gestation or more
, Viability - Answer -capacity to live outside the uterus
Preterm - Answer -a pregnancy between 20 and 36 weeks 6 days of gestation
Term - Answer -a pregnancy from the beginning of week 37 of gestation to the end of
week 40 weeks + 6 days of gestation
Early Term - Answer -a pregnancy between 37 weeks and 38 weeks 6 days
Full Term - Answer -a pregnancy between 39 weeks and 40 weeks 6 days
Late Term - Answer -a pregnancy in week 41
Post Term - Answer -a pregnancy after 42 weeks
Function of Trophoblast cells - Answer -form placenta
Function of inner cell mass - Answer -forms fetus and fetal membranes
Function of Syncytiotrophoblast - Answer -- erodes maternal tissues allowing blood
from uterine spinal arteries to enter lacunar network
- responsible for producing hormones such as Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
Function of Cytotrophoblast - Answer -invade maternal spiral arteries; replace maternal
endothelium
Functions of placenta - Answer -respiratory, excretory, endocrine, nutrition, storage,
barrier
What are the 4 necessary hormones top maintain pregnancy and support the embryo
and fetus? - Answer -- Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
- Estrogen
- Progesterone
- Human placental lactogen (hPL)
What is Hegar's Sign? - Answer -Softening of lower uterine segment
What is Goodell's sign? - Answer -softening of the cervix
Adaptations to pregnancy: Cardiovascular System - Answer -Hemoglobin levels
decrease and Hematocrit levels decrease
Adaptations to pregnancy: Respiratory System - Answer -- Oxygen consumption
increases during pregnancy by 20%-40% and above
- Nasal and sinus stuffiness, nosebleeds, voice changes
