Genetics & Fetal Development (Ch. 3)
The organ that exchanges oxygen, nutrients, and waste between mother and fetus.
What is the placenta?
The first fetal movements felt by the mother.
What is quickening?
The stage of labor that ends with complete dilation.
What is the first stage of labor?
The expected fundal height on postpartum day one.
What is 1 cm below the umbilicus?
A normal newborn heart rate range.
What is 110 to 160 beats per minute?
The recommended interval for Pap smears starting at age 21.
What is every 3 years?
The gestational age when fetal heart tones can usually be detected by Doppler.
What is 10 to 12 weeks?
The lowest acceptable hemoglobin level considered normal during pregnancy.
What is 11 g/dL?
The type of deceleration caused by fetal head compression.
What are early decelerations?
The type of lochia seen on postpartum days 4–10.
What is lochia serosa?
The medication given within one hour of birth to prevent bleeding.
What is vitamin K?
The first-line treatment for primary dysmenorrhea.
What are NSAIDs?
The three stages of fetal development.
What are the pre‑embryonic, embryonic, and fetal stages?
Three common signs of preeclampsia.
What are hypertension, proteinuria, and headache?
(Other accepted: edema, visual changes, RUQ pain.)
More than five contractions in ten minutes.
What is tachysystole?
The term for the uterus failing to return to normal size.
What is subinvolution?
Heat loss from direct contact with a cold surface.
What is conduction?
A long-term complication of pelvic inflammatory disease.
What is infertility?
A substance that causes fetal malformations, such as alcohol or certain medications.
What is a teratogen?
The primary treatment for hyperemesis gravidarum.
What are IV fluids and electrolyte replacement?
The fetal monitoring category that indicates abnormal fetal acid-base status and requires urgent intervention.
What is Category III?
A common sign of postpartum infection after the first 24 hours.
What is a fever above 100.4°F?
Two common signs of neonatal hypoglycemia.
What are jitteriness and lethargy?
(Other accepted: poor feeding, apnea, cyanosis.)
A common symptom of endometriosis.
What is painful menstruation (dysmenorrhea)?
The fetal blood flow pathway that includes the foramen ovale and ductus arteriosus.
What is fetal circulation?
The system that breaks pregnancy history into term, preterm, abortions, and living children.
What is GTPAL?
The first nursing intervention when variable decelerations appear.
What is repositioning the patient?
Three major risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage.
What are uterine atony, retained placenta, and prolonged labor?
(Other acceptable: grand multiparity, mag sulfate, induction.)
A key nursing intervention for neonates with abstinence syndrome.
What is reducing environmental stimulation?
Three major risk factors for cervical cancer.
What are HPV infection, multiple partners, and smoking?