Exam 8: Fertility, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

A woman is experiencing intense pain during childbirth that is unable to be controlled with breathing techniques. Which common intervention is most likely to significantly reduce her pain?

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A pregnant 40-year-old woman is not sure whether she wants to do a Down syndrome screening. What should she know about the likelihood of having a child with Down syndrome, her screening options, and the risks of those options?

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How the risk for Down syndrome increases with maternal age, reaching about 1 in 100 births at age 40.
A list of her screening options, including ultrasound scans, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, and cell-free fetal DNA analysis, and which of these increase the risk of miscarriage.

An incision is sometimes made during labor to extend the length of the vaginal opening and prevent tearing of the vaginal wall. This is called a(an)

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How does artificial insemination increase the likelihood of conception?

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Question 4

Which would provide the most reliable and accurate evidence of pregnancy very soon after implantation?

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Question 5

A breastfed baby may lose up to 10 percent of its birth weight during the first few days after birth. This occurs because

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Question 6

After having a son with a severe genetic disease, a couple working with doctors in the United States undergoes preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) to ensure that they have a girl. The couple is most likely trying to

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According to medical professionals, the best time to begin prenatal care is

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Question 8

A woman whose prepregnancy weight is in the normal range should gain approximately how many pounds during pregnancy?

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Question 9

A pregnant woman has begun to feel a strong urge to push. She is likely

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Question 10

Given what you know of the role of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), what would you predict would happen if a woman was injected with hCG?

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Question 11

A woman wants her birth to be as natural as possible, without any use of anesthesia, and with her partner present to coach her throughout labor. Which childbirth strategy would she be most likely to choose?

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Question 12

Discuss reasons for male infertility.

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Question 13

An embryo is considered a fetus

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Question 14

A woman recently gave birth vaginally and suffered some tearing of the vagina. Three weeks after giving birth, her husband would like to have sex. . What is her obstetrician likely to recommend?

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Question 15

A premature infant with a low birth weight is showing signs of addiction and withdrawal. During pregnancy, the mother was likely exposing her fetus to

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Question 16

Which action poses the most risk to a developing fetus?

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Question 17

A woman is most likely to be advised not to breastfeed her baby

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Question 18

Design a bulleted brochure for women hoping to get pregnant that outlines the choices they can make now and in the first trimester that will increase their chances of delivering a healthy infant.

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Question 19

A working mother of a three-month-old hoped to breastfeed for at least six months, but has found it extremely difficult to pump breastmilk at work. What information might be useful as she decides what to do?

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A woman is experiencing intense pain during childbirth that is unable to be controlled with breathing techniques. Which common intervention is most likely to significantly reduce her pain?

A pregnant 40-year-old woman is not sure whether she wants to do a Down syndrome screening. What should she know about the likelihood of having a child with Down syndrome, her screening options, and the risks of those options?

An incision is sometimes made during labor to extend the length of the vaginal opening and prevent tearing of the vaginal wall. This is called a(an)

How does artificial insemination increase the likelihood of conception?

Which would provide the most reliable and accurate evidence of pregnancy very soon after implantation?

A breastfed baby may lose up to 10 percent of its birth weight during the first few days after birth. This occurs because

After having a son with a severe genetic disease, a couple working with doctors in the United States undergoes preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) to ensure that they have a girl. The couple is most likely trying to

According to medical professionals, the best time to begin prenatal care is

A woman whose prepregnancy weight is in the normal range should gain approximately how many pounds during pregnancy?

A pregnant woman has begun to feel a strong urge to push. She is likely

Given what you know of the role of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), what would you predict would happen if a woman was injected with hCG?

A woman wants her birth to be as natural as possible, without any use of anesthesia, and with her partner present to coach her throughout labor. Which childbirth strategy would she be most likely to choose?

Discuss reasons for male infertility.

An embryo is considered a fetus

A woman recently gave birth vaginally and suffered some tearing of the vagina. Three weeks after giving birth, her husband would like to have sex. . What is her obstetrician likely to recommend?

A premature infant with a low birth weight is showing signs of addiction and withdrawal. During pregnancy, the mother was likely exposing her fetus to

Which action poses the most risk to a developing fetus?

A woman is most likely to be advised not to breastfeed her baby

Design a bulleted brochure for women hoping to get pregnant that outlines the choices they can make now and in the first trimester that will increase their chances of delivering a healthy infant.

A working mother of a three-month-old hoped to breastfeed for at least six months, but has found it extremely difficult to pump breastmilk at work. What information might be useful as she decides what to do?

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