MATERNAL CHILD FINAL
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Naegele's Rule Answer: add 7 days to LMP, subtract 3 months, add 1
year
◉ Fetal Heart Tracing Answer: Noted as absent, minimal, moderate, or
marked; needs to be reactive (2, 15 over baseline for 15 sec in 20 min)
◉ amniotic fluid Answer: fluid within the amniotic sac that surrounds
and protects the fetus the baby drinks this and it helps to cushion the
fetus
◉ Weight gain during pregnancy Answer: 25-35 pounds for normal
weight women, up to 5 pounds in first trimester
11-20 lbs for overweight women
◉ medically induced abortion Answer: Mifepristone methotrexate
misoprostol
Notify hcp of any fever
◉ gestational hypertension Answer: potentially life-threatening disorder
that usually develops after the 20th week of pregnancy and is
characterized by edema and proteinuria
,Monitor by and administer mag
◉ Quickening Answer: the first movement of the fetus in the uterus that
can be felt by the mother
◉ stages of labor Answer: 1st: dilating stage 3 phases: Latent (0-3cm)
Active (4-7cm) Traditional (8-10cm w/ urge to push)
2nd stage: delivery
3rd: placental delivery
4th: recovery- primary goal to prevent hemorrhage from uterine atony,
1st void within 1 hour and then q2-3 hrs, Rhogam
◉ meconium aspiration syndrome Answer: abnormal inhalation of
meconium (first stool) produced by a fetus or newborn
Airway obstruction
Pneumonia
Suctioning if airway obstruction
Administer O2
Administer surfactant if needed
◉ fetal head compression Answer: what is the cause of early
deceleration FHR
, ◉ umbilical cord compression Answer: A complication of
oligohydramnios which can present as late/variable decelerations;
Requires continuous fetal monitoring at birth
Turn patient on side with knees to chest
◉ Smoking during pregnancy can cause... Answer: premature death, still
birth, deformities and low birthrate
◉ Fundal height measurement Answer: -after the uterus reaches a
position that is palpable above the umbilicus
-tape measure is placed with zero mark on the anterior aspect of the
symphysis pubis
-the measurement is taken at the palpable fundus (top) of the uterus
-measurement in centimeters should = approx weeks of pregnancy (plus
of minus 2-3 cm)
◉ placenta previa s/s Answer: Painless vaginal bleeding in 7th month
◉ Positive pregnancy signs Answer: fetal skeleton on xray, fetal
presence on ultrasound, fetal HR present, when the examiner palpates
fetal movement.
◉ placental abruption Answer: Premature separation of the placenta
from the uterine wall after 20 weeks' gestation and before the fetus is
delivered.
Painful, dark red bleeding
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Naegele's Rule Answer: add 7 days to LMP, subtract 3 months, add 1
year
◉ Fetal Heart Tracing Answer: Noted as absent, minimal, moderate, or
marked; needs to be reactive (2, 15 over baseline for 15 sec in 20 min)
◉ amniotic fluid Answer: fluid within the amniotic sac that surrounds
and protects the fetus the baby drinks this and it helps to cushion the
fetus
◉ Weight gain during pregnancy Answer: 25-35 pounds for normal
weight women, up to 5 pounds in first trimester
11-20 lbs for overweight women
◉ medically induced abortion Answer: Mifepristone methotrexate
misoprostol
Notify hcp of any fever
◉ gestational hypertension Answer: potentially life-threatening disorder
that usually develops after the 20th week of pregnancy and is
characterized by edema and proteinuria
,Monitor by and administer mag
◉ Quickening Answer: the first movement of the fetus in the uterus that
can be felt by the mother
◉ stages of labor Answer: 1st: dilating stage 3 phases: Latent (0-3cm)
Active (4-7cm) Traditional (8-10cm w/ urge to push)
2nd stage: delivery
3rd: placental delivery
4th: recovery- primary goal to prevent hemorrhage from uterine atony,
1st void within 1 hour and then q2-3 hrs, Rhogam
◉ meconium aspiration syndrome Answer: abnormal inhalation of
meconium (first stool) produced by a fetus or newborn
Airway obstruction
Pneumonia
Suctioning if airway obstruction
Administer O2
Administer surfactant if needed
◉ fetal head compression Answer: what is the cause of early
deceleration FHR
, ◉ umbilical cord compression Answer: A complication of
oligohydramnios which can present as late/variable decelerations;
Requires continuous fetal monitoring at birth
Turn patient on side with knees to chest
◉ Smoking during pregnancy can cause... Answer: premature death, still
birth, deformities and low birthrate
◉ Fundal height measurement Answer: -after the uterus reaches a
position that is palpable above the umbilicus
-tape measure is placed with zero mark on the anterior aspect of the
symphysis pubis
-the measurement is taken at the palpable fundus (top) of the uterus
-measurement in centimeters should = approx weeks of pregnancy (plus
of minus 2-3 cm)
◉ placenta previa s/s Answer: Painless vaginal bleeding in 7th month
◉ Positive pregnancy signs Answer: fetal skeleton on xray, fetal
presence on ultrasound, fetal HR present, when the examiner palpates
fetal movement.
◉ placental abruption Answer: Premature separation of the placenta
from the uterine wall after 20 weeks' gestation and before the fetus is
delivered.
Painful, dark red bleeding
