Hormones/Implantation/Fertilization
This hormone maintains the uterine lining and decreases uterine contractions during pregnancy
What is Progesterone
This temporary organ functions in fetal respiration, nutrition, and excretion.
What is the placenta?
Nägele’s rule includes subtracting 3 months and adding this many days.
What are 7 days?
This syndrome occurs when a pregnant woman lies flat and the uterus compresses the vena cava.
What is supine hypotension syndrome?
This hormone is responsible for insulin resistance in the mother to direct glucose to the fetus
What is human placental lactogen (hPL)?
The umbilical cord normally contains this many arteries and veins.
What are two arteries and one vein?
These are subjective signs of pregnancy such as nausea and fatigue.
What are presumptive signs?
Turning to this side relieves pressure on the inferior vena cava.
What is the left side
This hormone is the basis for most pregnancy tests.
What is human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)?
This substance cushions and protects the umbilical cord vessels.
What is Wharton jelly?
This is a positive sign of pregnancy that can be detected with Doppler.
What is an audible fetal heartbeat?
This vitamin is essential for preventing neural tube defects.
What is folic acid
This is the cell formed by the union of the sperm and ovum.
What is a zygote?
Blood flows away from the fetus through these vessels.
What are the umbilical arteries?
During an uncomplicated pregnancy, prenatal visits are weekly starting at this gestational age.
What is 37 weeks?
How much weight should a pregnant woman with a NORMAL starting BMI gain during pregnancy?
What is 25-35lb
These three germ layers form all body tissues and organs.
What are the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm?
This placental hormone causes the corpus luteum to persist and continue producing estrogen and progesterone in early pregnancy.
What is human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)?
These routine assessments are performed at every prenatal visit in an uncomplicated pregnancy.
What are fundal height, fetal heart rate, and urinalysis for protein, glucose, and ketones?
These FDA pregnancy categories are absolutely contraindicated in pregnancy.
What is Category X?