Chapter 31: Obstetrics and Neonatal Care

Question 1

A premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus

Answer 1

abruptio placenta

Question 2

The fluid-filled, baglike membrane in which a fetus develops

Answer 2

amniotic sac

Question 3

A scoring system for assessing the status of a newborn that assigns a number value to each of five areas of assessment

Answer 3

Apgar score

Question 4

The vagina and cervix

Answer 4

birth canal

Question 5

A small amount of blood at the vagina that appears at the beginning of labor and may include a plug of pink-tinged mucus that is discharged when the cervix begins to dilate

Answer 5

bloody show

Question 6

A delivery in which the buttocks come out first

Answer 6

breech presentation

Question 7

Narrowest portion of the uterus that opens into the vagina

Answer 7

cervix

Question 8

The appearance of the infant’s head at the vaginal opening during labor

Answer 8

crowning

Question 9

Seizures (convulsions) resulting from severe hypertension in a pregnant woman

Answer 9

eclampsia

Question 10

A pregnancy that develops outside the uterus, typically in a fallopian tube

Answer 10

ectopic pregnancy

Question 11

The fertilized egg that is the early stages of a fetus

Answer 11

embyro

Question 12

The lining of the inside of the uterus

Answer 12

endometrium

Question 13

A condition of infants who are born to women who consume alcohol during pregnancy; characterized by growth an physical problems, mental retardation, and a variety of congenital abnormalities

Answer 13

fetal alcohol syndrome

Question 14

The developing, unborn infant inside the uterus

Answer 14

fetus

Question 15

The dome-shaped top of the uterus

Answer 15

fundus

Question 16

Diabetes that delops during pregnancy in women who did not have diabetes before pregnancy

Answer 16

gestational diabetes

Question 17

a sensation felt by a pregnant patient when the fetus positions itself for delivery

Answer 17

lightening

Question 18

A delivery in which the presenting part is a single arm, leg, or foot

Answer 18

limb presentation

Question 19

A dark green material in the amniotic fluid that can indicate distress or disease in the newborn; it can be aspirated into the infant’s lungs during delivery; the infant’s first bowel movement

Answer 19

meconium

Question 20

The passage of the fetus and placenta before 20 weeks; spontaneous abortion

Answer 20

miscarriage

Question 21

A woman who has had previous pregnancies

Answer 21

multigravida

Question 22

An umbilical cord that has wrapped around the infant’s neck

Answer 22

muchal cord

Question 23

The tissue attached to the uterine wall that nourishes the fetus through the umbilical cord

Answer 23

placenta

Question 24

A condition in which the placenta develops over and covers the cervix

Answer 24

placenta previa

Question 25

A condition of late pregnancy that involves headache, visual changes, and swelling of the hands and feet; also called preeclampsia

Answer 25

pregnancy-induced hypertension

Question 26

the position in which an infant is born; the part of the infant that appears first

Answer 26

presentation

Question 27

A woman who is experiencing her first pregnancy

Answer 27

primigravida

Question 28

A situation in which the umbilical cord comes out of the vagina before the infant

Answer 28

prolapse of the umbilical cord

Question 29

A developmental defect in which a portion of the spinal cord or meninges may protrude outside of the vertebrae and possibly even outside of the body, usually at the lower third of the spine in the lumbar area

Answer 29

spina bifida

Question 30

Low blood pressure resulting from compression of the inferior vena cava by the weight of the pregnant uterus when the mother is supine

Answer 30

supine hypotensive syndrome

Question 31

The conduit connecting mother to infant via the placenta; contains two arteries and one vein

Answer 31

umbilical cord

Question 32

A delivery in which the head comes out first

Answer 32

vertex presentation