Maternity HESI Flashcards
1
Q
most favorable pelvis shape for labor and birth
A
gynecoid
2
Q
When can a fetus hear?
A
24 weeks
3
Q
When can the FHR first be detected?
A
20 weeks
4
Q
About how much amniotic fluid should be present by the end of pregnancy?
A
1000mL
5
Q
What CAN pass through the placenta?
A
nutrients drugs alcohol antibodies viruses
NOT bacteria
6
Q
Circulation of the umbilical cord
A
two arteries - carry deoxygenated blood back to maternal heart
one vein - carries oxygenated blood TO the fetus
7
Q
When is the earliest we can tell the sex of a fetus? Why?
A
12 weeks - external genitalia present
8
Q
FHR during the 1st trimester? last two trimesters?
A
1st - 160-170
2nd & 3rd - 110-160
9
Q
Why does the fertilized ovum stay in the fallopian tube for 3 days?
A
it promotes normal implantation at the top of the uterus
