Chapter 33: Obsttrics and Neonatal Care

Question 1

Premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus.

Answer 1

Abruptio Placenta

Question 2

The fluid-filled, baglike membrane in which the fetus develops.

Answer 2

Amniotic Sac

Question 3

Describes a condition in which the patient has too few red blood cells, resulting in a decreased ability to transport oxygen throughout the body via the bloodstream.

Answer 3

Anemic

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Apgar Score

Question 5

The vagina and the canal.

Answer 5

Birth Canal

Question 6

A small amount of blood in 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 6

Bloody Show

Question 7

A delivery in which the buttocks come out first.

Answer 7

Breech Presentation

Question 8

Narrowest portion of the uterus that opens into the vagina.

Answer 8

Cervix

Question 9

The appearance of the fetus’ head at the vaginal opening during labor.

Answer 9

Crowning

Question 10

Severe hypertension in a pregnant women, resulting in seizures (convulsions).

Answer 10

Eclampsia

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Ectopic Pregnancy

Question 12

The early stages of development after the fertilization of the egg (the first 10 weeks)

Answer 12

Embryo

Question 13

The lining inside of the uterus.

Answer 13

Endometrium

Question 14

A condition caused by the consumption of alcohol by a pregnant women; characterized by growth and physical problems, mental retardation, and a variety of congenital abnormalities.

Answer 14

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Question 15

The developing, unborn infant inside the uterus, from 10 weeks after fertilization until birth.

Answer 15

Fetus

Question 16

The dome-shaped top of the uterus.

Answer 16

Fundus

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Gestational Diabetes

Question 18

The movement of the fetus down into the pelvis late in pregnancy.

Answer 18

Lightening

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Limb Presentation

Question 20

Fetal Stool. When appearing as a dark green material in the amniotic fluid, it can indicate distress or disease in the newborn; it can be aspirated into the fetus’s lungs during delivery.

Answer 20

Meconium

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Miscarriage

Question 22

A woman who has had previous pregnancies.

Answer 22

Multigravida

Question 23

An umbilical cord that is wrapped around the fetus’s neck.

Answer 23

Nuchal Cord

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Placenta

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Placenta Previa

Question 26

A pregnancy complication that is characterized by high blood pressure, headache, visual changes, and swelling of the hands and feet; also called pregnancy-induced hypertension or toxemia of pregnancy.

Answer 26

Preeclampsia

Question 27

A condition of late pregnancy that is characterized by headache, visual changes, and swelling of the hands and feet; also called preeclampsia or toxemia of pregnancy.

Answer 27

Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension

Question 28

The position in which an infant is born; defined by the part of the body that appears first.

Answer 28

Presentation

Question 29

A woman who is experiencing her first pregnancy.

Answer 29

Primigravida

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Prolapse of the umbilical cord

Question 31

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 31

Spina Bifida

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Supine Hypertensive Syndrome

Question 33

A pregnancy that has reached full term, between 39 weeks and 40 weeks, 6 days.

Answer 33

Term Gestation

Question 34

The structure that connects the pregnant woman to the fetus via the placenta; contains two arteries and one vein.

Answer 34

Umbilical Cord

Question 35

A white cheesy substance that covers the body of the fetus.

Answer 35

Vernix Caseosa

Question 36

A delivery in which the head of the newborn comes out first.

Answer 36

Vertex Presentation