PREGNANCY AND PRENATAL CARE
EXAM GUIDE WITH LATEST CORRECT
UPDATE
What is Group B Strep? - Answer-it is a common bacterial infection not serious for
adults but can be fatal to newborns. It affects 1 in every 2,000 babies born in the United
States
First Trimester - Answer-Weeks 1-4
The egg is fertilized = zygote
It will grow tiny limb buds
By day 22 the heart starts to beat
The neural tube which becomes the brain and spinal cord begin to form
About 1/4 inch long
The zygote splits into groups to form the embryo that will develop into the fetus and the
placenta
The cells of the embryo form 3 layers...one gives rise to hair and skin, another muscles
and bones and the third internal organs
Month 2 - Answer-2 tubes form that are the beginning of the hear
early stages of the placenta are formed
ears, ankles and wrists are formed
eyelids form but are sealed shut
fingers and toes develop
kidneys begin to grow
Month 3 - Answer-fingers and toes have soft nails
baby has 20 buds that will become teeth
fine hair begins to grow
you can hear the baby's heartbeat using a doptone
Second Trimester (Month 4) - Answer-baby moves, kicks and swallows
skin in pink
umbillical cord carries nourishment from mother to baby
Second Trimester (Month 5) - Answer-baby becomes more active
finger and toe prints can be seen
baby sleeps and wakes
rapid growth
gender can be determined
Second Trimester (Month 6) - Answer-skin is red and wrinkled
eyelids open
EXAM GUIDE WITH LATEST CORRECT
UPDATE
What is Group B Strep? - Answer-it is a common bacterial infection not serious for
adults but can be fatal to newborns. It affects 1 in every 2,000 babies born in the United
States
First Trimester - Answer-Weeks 1-4
The egg is fertilized = zygote
It will grow tiny limb buds
By day 22 the heart starts to beat
The neural tube which becomes the brain and spinal cord begin to form
About 1/4 inch long
The zygote splits into groups to form the embryo that will develop into the fetus and the
placenta
The cells of the embryo form 3 layers...one gives rise to hair and skin, another muscles
and bones and the third internal organs
Month 2 - Answer-2 tubes form that are the beginning of the hear
early stages of the placenta are formed
ears, ankles and wrists are formed
eyelids form but are sealed shut
fingers and toes develop
kidneys begin to grow
Month 3 - Answer-fingers and toes have soft nails
baby has 20 buds that will become teeth
fine hair begins to grow
you can hear the baby's heartbeat using a doptone
Second Trimester (Month 4) - Answer-baby moves, kicks and swallows
skin in pink
umbillical cord carries nourishment from mother to baby
Second Trimester (Month 5) - Answer-baby becomes more active
finger and toe prints can be seen
baby sleeps and wakes
rapid growth
gender can be determined
Second Trimester (Month 6) - Answer-skin is red and wrinkled
eyelids open
