ncm 107 exam monday

Question 1

describes the total number of confirmed pregnancies
that a woman has had, regardless of the outcome # of
pregnancies

Answer 1

Gravida

Question 2

defined as the number of births that a woman has had
after 20 weeks gestation # of successful
births/deliveries

Answer 2

Para

Question 3

woman is in her first pregnancy.

Answer 3

Primigravida

Question 4

has given birth once

Answer 4

Primiparous woman

Question 5

woman who has been pregnant
more than once.

Answer 5

multigravida

Question 6

loss of the baby after 20 weeks

Answer 6

Stillbirth

Question 7

measure of the length of a pregnancy which is taken
from the beginning of the woman’s last menstrual
period

Answer 7

Age of Gestation / Gestational Age

Question 8

also known as expected date of confinement, and
estimated due date or simply due date, is a term
describing the estimated delivery date for a pregnant
woman.

Answer 8

EDD/EDC

Question 9

first day of last menstrual period

Answer 9

LMP (Last Menstrual Period)

Question 10

time period before childbirth

Answer 10

Antepartum

Question 11

period from the onset of true labor through the delivery
of the placenta

Answer 11

Intrapartum

Question 12

time period after childbirth

Answer 12

Post – partum

Question 13

during
pregnancy has adverse effects on the
neurodevelopment of offspring

Answer 13

Maternal iodine deficiency

Question 14

is a measure of
the size of the uterus used to assess fetal growth and
development during pregnancy

Answer 14

Fundal height, or McDonald’s rule

Question 15

A medical instrument for listening to the action of
someone’s heart or breathing, typically having a small
disk-shaped resonator that is placed against the chest,
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and two tubes connected to earpieces.

Answer 15

Stethoscope

Question 17

A structurally modified device which can amplify the
fetal heartbeat in the 20th week of pregnancy and
beyond

Answer 17

Fetoscope or fetal stethoscope

Question 17

A handheld ultrasound device using the Doppler effect
to create an audible simulation of the heartbeat via a
loudspeaker or earpiece

Answer 17

Fetal Doppler

Question 18

This determines what part of the fetus is in the
fundus.
before you perform make sure that the bladder is
empty

Answer 18

Fundal Grip

Question 18

This maneuver confirms the fetal position
(engagement of presenting part) to find the heat at
the pelvis and to determine the mobility of the
presenting part.

Answer 18

Pawlik’s Grip

Question 19

to locate/identify the fetal back in relation to the
right and left sides of the mother.
■ to determine the fetal position (the relationship of
the presenting part to one of the quadrants of the
mother’s pelvis

Answer 19

Lateral Grip/Umbilical Grip

Question 20

is part of the fetal head that prevents the deep
descent with one hand to determine degree
of fetal head flexion or extension.

Answer 20

Cephalic prominence

Question 21

is when the baby’s legs are folded flat
up against his head and his bottom is closest to the
birth canal.

Answer 21

Frank Breech

Question 22

is when both of the baby’s knees
are bent and his feet and bottom are closest to the birth
canal.

Answer 22

Complete Breech

Question 23

is when one of the baby’s knees
is bent and his foot and bottom are closest to the birth
canal.

Answer 23

Incomplete Breech

Question 24

mother is asked to take a deep breath,
hold the breath(closed glottis), and push downward when a
uterine contraction starts.

Answer 24

Valsalva maneuver

Question 25

Applies for perineal support and does controlled delivery of
the head

Answer 25

Ritgen’s maneuver

Question 26

technique for expressing the placenta from the uterus that
puts gentle traction on the cord while the other presses the
anterior surface of the uterus backward

Answer 26

Brandt Andrews Maneuver

Question 27

If the placenta separates first
at its center and last at its
edges, it tends to fold on itself
like an umbrella and will
present at the vaginal opening
with the fetal surface evident

Answer 27

Schultze’s placenta

Question 28

If , however, the placenta
separates first at its edges, it
slides along the uterine
surface and presents at the
vagina with the maternal
surface evident

Answer 28

Dirty Duncan

Question 29

after separation, placenta is delivered
by natural bearing down effort of mother of by gentle
pressure on contracted uterine fundus by physician or
nurse- midwife

Answer 29

Crede’s maneuver