NCM 107 RLE MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Transverse/crossover hold - Answer- The proper way to hold the baby is chest-to-chest,
at the level of the breast. Baby's head should be in the crook of your arm and your hand
should hold baby's buttocks
football hold - Answer- a good position for latch-on problems, or for premature or
Cesarean birth babies
Lying down hold - Answer- useful after a CS birth. Side lying position allows mother and
baby to rest while breastfeeding.
Involution - Answer- Return of the uterus to a nonpregnant state after birth
Thrombi formation - Answer- formation of blood clots in the uterus
endometrial tissue - Answer- lining of the uterus that sheds post-delivery
lochia - Answer- the postpartum vaginal discharge of blood and tissue that typically
continues for 4-6 weeks after childbirth
lochia rubra - Answer- Bright red, clots, 1-3 days after delivery
lochia serosa - Answer- Pinkish/brown, serosanguineous. Lasts day 4-10 postpartum
lochia alba - Answer- Whitish/colorless discharge - lasts 10-14 days, may last 3-6
weeks and remain normal.
cervix - Answer- soft and open immediately after birth
vagina - Answer- returns to non pregnant state after 6 weeks
perineum - Answer- area between vagina and anus assessed for healing
episiotomy - Answer- surgical incision in perineum during delivery
Diuresis - Answer- Increased urination to eliminate excess fluid postpartum
Hydronephrosis - Answer- Increase size in ureters, + for 4 weeks after postpartum
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Transverse/crossover hold - Answer- The proper way to hold the baby is chest-to-chest,
at the level of the breast. Baby's head should be in the crook of your arm and your hand
should hold baby's buttocks
football hold - Answer- a good position for latch-on problems, or for premature or
Cesarean birth babies
Lying down hold - Answer- useful after a CS birth. Side lying position allows mother and
baby to rest while breastfeeding.
Involution - Answer- Return of the uterus to a nonpregnant state after birth
Thrombi formation - Answer- formation of blood clots in the uterus
endometrial tissue - Answer- lining of the uterus that sheds post-delivery
lochia - Answer- the postpartum vaginal discharge of blood and tissue that typically
continues for 4-6 weeks after childbirth
lochia rubra - Answer- Bright red, clots, 1-3 days after delivery
lochia serosa - Answer- Pinkish/brown, serosanguineous. Lasts day 4-10 postpartum
lochia alba - Answer- Whitish/colorless discharge - lasts 10-14 days, may last 3-6
weeks and remain normal.
cervix - Answer- soft and open immediately after birth
vagina - Answer- returns to non pregnant state after 6 weeks
perineum - Answer- area between vagina and anus assessed for healing
episiotomy - Answer- surgical incision in perineum during delivery
Diuresis - Answer- Increased urination to eliminate excess fluid postpartum
Hydronephrosis - Answer- Increase size in ureters, + for 4 weeks after postpartum
