Maternal Child Health Test #1 |91 Questions| With Correct Answers.

Subsequent Prenatal Visits {Ans: Monthly for the first 28 weeks gestation, every 2 weeks until 36 weeks gestation, Weekly after 36 weeks until childbirth}Dilation {Ans: The opening of the closed cervix to approximately 10 cm}Naegele's rule {Ans: Subtract 3 months from the first day of the last menstrual period and then add 7 days, which will indicate the approximate date of delivery.}Myometrium {Ans: The middle layer of uterine muscle. The function of this layer is to contract and expel the fetus during childbirth.}amniotic fluid {Ans: the liquid that surrounds and protects by cushioning the developing baby in the uterus}First Trimester {Ans: Through week 12}Zygote {Ans: The fusion of the sperm and the female egg, each one brings one set of 23 single chromosomes, the total of 46 chromosomes produces this cell}Gestational hypertension {Ans: is a condition of elevated blood pressure that begins in pregnancy and can lead to pre-eclampsia if not treated. Typically, the blood pressure returns to normal after delivery.}Third Trimester {Ans: Week 29-40}Danger signs of pregnancy {Ans: Vaginal bleeding (Abortion) Severe headache, epigastric pain, blurred vision, and edema of face and hands (Pre-eclampsia) Vomiting throughout the day (Hyperemisis