Pregnancy And Childbirth

Front 1

Sexual intercourse can result in conception on only about 6 days of the menstrual cycle (from about _____ days before _____ to about _____ days afterwards).

Back 1

5, ovulation, 1

Front 2

Fertilization usually occurs within a ____, and implantation normally occurs in the ____ of the uterus

Back 2

Fallopian tube, endometrium

Front 3

Implantation of a fertilized egg at any other location than the endometrium is call an _____ pregnancy, and the most common cause is scarring of the Fallopian tubes due to _____.

Back 3

ectopic, chlamydia and/or gonorrhea

Front 4

Pregnancy tests are positive if a woman's urine or blood contains a hormone secreted by the developing placenta called ____.

Back 4

human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

Front 5

Pregnancy is divided into tree 3-month intervals called ____.

Back 5

trimesters

Front 6

After implantation, the conceptus is called an ____ for the first ____ months and then a ____ for the last ____ months.

Back 6

embryo, 2, fetus, 7

Front 7

An expectant mother can first feel her unborn baby moving, an experience called ____, during the ____ month of pregnancy

Back 7

quickening, 4th or 5th

Front 8

Substances that can cross the placental barrier and harm the unborn baby are called ____. Examples include viruses, smoking, alcohol, cocaine, and other drugs.

Back 8

teratogens

Front 9

Fetal abnormalities can be detected by ultrasound or by a variety of invasive techniques such as chorionic sampling, and ____.

Back 9

amniocentesis

Front 10

Prepared childbirth courses attempt to break the ____ cycle through education and preparation.

Back 10

fear-tension-pain

Front 11

Today, there is a growing movement advocating going back to giving birth in the home (or in a homelike environment), usually with the aid of a nurse-____ rather than a physician.

Back 11

midwife

Front 12

True labor is distinguished from false labor by the timing and length of ____ and by the _____ of the cervix.

Back 12

contractions, dilation

Front 13

Labor proceeds in three stages. the initial or ____ stage usually lasts from 6 to 13 hour, although each stage of labor varies a great deal from woman to woman and even from birth to birth in the same woman. The ___ breaks just prior to or during this stage.

Back 13

start-up, amniotic sac

Front 14

The last part of the first stage of labor is called the ____. It marks the beginning of the birth process.

Back 14

transition phase

Front 15

In the second stage of labor, the cervix is ____ and the fetus beings moving through the birth canal.

Back 15

fully dilated

Front 16

The baby usually enters the world ___ first, and after delivery the ___ is cut.

Back 16

head, umbilical cord

Front 17

In the third stage of labor the ____ detaches from the uterus and leaves the mother's body.

Back 17

placenta

Front 18

If complications develop during childbirth, the baby can be delivered surgically through the mother's abdomen by a ____.

Back 18

cesarean (C-section)

Front 19

Mother's milk contains many infection-fighting ____ and is easier to digest than cow's milk.

Back 19

proteins

Front 20

After giving birth, many women experience negative emotions, called ____. Hormone changes, lack of sleep, and new demands can all contribute to this.

Back 20

postpartum blues or depression

Front 21

Most physicians advise that women not resume sexual intercourse for _____ weeks after delivery.

Back 21

4 to 6

Front 22

Studies find that after the transition to parenthood, happiness within a relationship is related to ____

Back 22

the sharing of childcare and housekeeping responsibilities

Front 23

Infertility or impaired fecundity affects about one in ____ couples in the US. About ___ percent of these cases are due to problems with the man, ___ percent to the problems with the woman, and about ___ percent with both partners.

Back 23

10, 40, 40, 20

Front 24

In men, infertility is usually caused by either blockage of the duct system or ____. For the latter, a procedure called ____ is often used.

Back 24

a low sperm count, artificial insemination

Front 25

In women, infertility is usually the result of blocked ____ or a failure to ____.

Back 25

Fallopian tubes, ovulate

Front 26

Today, infertile couples can be helped by a variety of assisted reproductive procedures in which an egg is fertilized outside of a woman's body and then placed into her uterus (called ____).

Back 26

in vitro fertilization

Front 27

True/False: At implantation, the one-celled organism is called a fetus.

Back 27

false

Front 28

True/False: About 75% of all conceptions either fail to implant or are spontaneously aborted within the first 6 weeks.

Back 28

true

Front 29

True/False: "Morning sickness" is most common during the last trimester of pregnancy.

Back 29

false

Front 30

True/False: An expectant mother cannot feel her unborn baby moving inside her ("quickening") until the second trimester.

Back 30

true

Front 31

True/False: Sexual intercourse during the 7th and 8th months of pregnancy is often harmful to the mother and/or fetus.

Back 31

false

Front 32

True/False: Drugs can adversely affect the fetus, but smoking, while hazardous to the mother, has little effect.

Back 32

false

Front 33

True/False: If a woman is Rh positive and her fetus is Rh negative, the condition is called Rh incompatibility.

Back 33

false

Front 34

True/False: One beer or one glass of wine a day is thought to be acceptable when a woman is pregnant.

Back 34

false

Front 35

True/False: One of the most common causes of scarring of the Fallopian tubes is untreated gonorrhea and chlamydia.

Back 35

true

Front 36

True/False: "Prepared childbirth" means having a baby without the use of anesthetics.

Back 36

false

Front 37

True/False: A baby is born during the third stage of labor.

Back 37

false

Front 38

True/False: If a woman has an ectopic pregnancy, there is an increased risk that her future pregnancies will also be ectopic.

Back 38

true

Front 39

True/False: The expression "test-tube babies" refers to the process whereby conception and embryonic development (i.e., the first 2 months) occur outside the mother's body.

Back 39

false

Front 40

True/False: Artificial insemination refers to the fertilization of an egg by synthetically manufactured sperm.

Back 40

false

Front 41

True/False: "Morning sickness" can be effectively treated with hormones.

Back 41

false

Front 42

True/False: True labor is marked by the onset of Braxton-Hicks contractions

Back 42

false

Front 43

Carol and David cannot conceive because he has a low sperm count.

Back 43

artificial insemination, intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Front 44

Phyllis is not yet fully dilated and her baby is in distress.

Back 44

cesarean section

Front 45

Joan and Tom are worried that their unborn baby may have an abnormality.

Back 45

chorionic villus sampling (or amniocentesis

Front 46

Sherry and John cannot conceive because she is not having regular menstrual cycles

Back 46

fertility drugs

Front 47

Linda and Walter's unborn baby has a life-threatening urinary tract infection.

Back 47

fetal surgery

Front 48

Shelly and Mark cannot conceive. Eggs taken from Shelly are fertilized by sperm from Mark and then placed into Shelly's uterus.

Back 48

in vitro fertilization

Front 49

Susan has a tubal pregnancy

Back 49

laparoscopic surgery

Front 50

Diane cannot carry a fetus during pregnancy, but she and Frank want to have a baby that is biologically theirs.

Back 50

surrogate mother

Front 51

Zygot, ___, ___, embryo fetus

Back 51

morula, blastocyst

Front 52

The major link between the developing baby and the mother is the ____

Back 52

umbilical cord

Front 53

A pregnant woman who has gained excessive weight and has high blood pressure and swollen joints may have _____

Back 53

preeclampsia

Front 54

Before birth, the fetus' head drops lower in the uterus. This is called ____

Back 54

lightening

Front 55

Three guidelines to determine if labor has begun are ___, ___, and ___.

Back 55

whether contractions are coming 10 minutes apart (or sooner) on a regular basis; whether contractions are at least 30 seconds long on a regular basis; whether cervix is dilated to at least 2 to 3 cm; whether cervix is at least 70% effaced

Front 56

The ___ trimester is when a developing fetus is generally most susceptible to harmful substances.

Back 56

first

Front 57

The vast majority of ectopic pregnancies are ____ pregnancies.

Back 57

tubal

Front 58

In 2009, the Institute of Medicine recommended that normal-weight women gain ____ pounds during pregnancy.

Back 58

25 to 35

Front 59

By the time a fertilized egg has reached the uterus, it is a fluid-filled sphere called a ____.

Back 59

blastocyst

Front 60

The part of a baby that normally comes into the birth canal first is ____.

Back 60

the head

Front 61

An egg remains ripe only for about ____ after ovulation

Back 61

24 hours

Front 62

The fetus is protected in a thick-skinned sac called the ____.

Back 62

amnion

Front 63

____ and ____ are two procedures used by physicians during labor and childbirth that many experts feel are done far too routinely.

Back 63

episiotomies, cesarean sections

Front 64

For a baby to have any chance of surviving, it must develop in the uterus for at least ___ weeks.

Back 64

23 to 24 weeks

Front 65

The World Heath Organization recommends that babies be exclusively breast-fed for the first ____.

Back 65

6 months

Front 66

To best ensure the chances of a healthy baby, a woman should wait ___ months after giving birth before getting pregnant again.

Back 66

at least 11 months