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Some anxiety during pregnancy is normal and may be due to: - Answer- • Financial
worries
• Relationship issues
• Physical and Emotional changes
what the percentage of women who may experience serious anxiety or mood disorders
during pregnancy? - Answer- 20%
What the number one cause of maternal mortality in the first year ? - Answer- Suicide
Women who experience intimate partner violence prior to and during pregnancy are at
increased risk of? - Answer- low maternal weight gains, infections, high blood pressure
and are
more likely to deliver pre-term or low birth weight babies.
Behaviors that provide a positive pregnancy and birth experience include: - Answer- •
Starting at optimum weight
• Optimum weight gain tailored to individual needs
• Adequate physical activity
• Balanced nutritional intake
• Lessening exposure to risks
Some maternal risks that affect mother and fetus
may include: - Answer- • Mental health issues
• Substance use and abuse (tobacco, alcohol, drugs)
• Domestic violence
• Environmental exposure
Women who received prenatal counseling for IPV had fewer recurrent episodes of ? -
Answer- IPV during and post pregnancy, as well as better birth outcomes such as lower
rates of
preterm birth and low birth weight.
What is Teratogens ? - Answer- An exposure to teratogen (an agent that can cause
birth defects) substances that interfere with normal functional or structural development
of a fetus
Smoking tobacco or marijuana, using prescription pain relievers, or using
, illegal drugs during pregnancy does what ? - Answer- double or even triples the risk of
stillbirth
Regular drug use, alcohol and caffeine ingestion can also produce what towards the
newborn? - Answer- dependence in the newborn, and the baby may go through
withdrawal upon birth
What is Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome? - Answer- Related to opioid exposure
what would you test for substance ? - Answer- • Blood
• Urine
• Saliva
• Hair
• Amniotic fluid
• Meconium
How long are drugs detectable ? - Answer- alc- 3 to 16 hr
amphetamines- 24-72 hr
Cocaine 24-60 hr
Opiates 36-72 hr
Marijuana two to eight weeks
PCP seven days
LSD two hours to two weeks
What effects does smoking do during pregnancy and on newborns? - Answer- •
Spontaneous abortion
• Placenta previa
• Premature rupture of membranes
• Placental abruption
• Intrauterine growth restriction
• Low birth weight
• Preterm delivery
• SIDS
• Ectopic pregnancy
subsequent exposure to Rh-positive blood can cause ? - Answer- Hemolysis in red
blood cells
Would the first child be affect if a mother with Rh-negative ? - Answer- not affect
because the blood transfer usually occurs at birth
how does Rh antibodies cause hemolysis? - Answer- Rh antibodies cross the placenta
and enter fetal circulation
What does Hypos fetalis looks like in a baby ? - Answer- Swollen liver
severe abdominal pain