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Postpartum Period: The fundus of the uterus is expected to go down
normally postpartally about cm per day.
1.0 cm
2.0 cm
2.5 cm
3.0 cm
Question 1 Explanation:
The uterus will begin involution right after delivery. It is expected to
regress/go down by 1 cm. per day and becomes no longer palpable about
1 week after delivery.
The lochia on the first few days after delivery is characterized as
Pinkish with some blood clots
Whitish with some mucus
Reddish with some mucus
Serous with some brown tinged mucus
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Question 2 Explanation:
Right after delivery, the vaginal discharge called lochia will be reddish because there is some
Lochia normally disappears after how many days postpartum?
5 days
7-10 days
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18-21 days
28-30 days
Question 3 Explanation:
Normally, lochia disappears after 10 days postpartum. What’s important to remember is that t
After an Rh(-) mother has delivered her Rh (+) baby, the mother is
given RhoGam. This is done in order to:
Prevent the recurrence of Rh(+) baby in future pregnancies
Prevent the mother from producing antibodies against the
Rh(+) antigen that she may have gotten when she delivered to
her Rh(+) baby
Ensure that future pregnancies will not lead to maternal illness
To prevent the newborn from having problems of
incompatibility when it breastfeeds
Question 4 Explanation:
In Rh incompatibility, an Rh(-) mother will produce antibodies against the fetal Rh (+) antigen
, NURSING MISC: Maternal And Child
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To enhance milk production, a lactating mother must do the
following interventions EXCEPT:
Increase fluid intake including milk
Eat foods that increases lactation which are called
galactagogues
Exercise adequately like aerobics
Have adequate nutrition and rest
Health Nursing Practice WITH
EXPLAINED ANSWERS
Postpartum Period: The fundus of the uterus is expected to go down
normally postpartally about cm per day.
1.0 cm
2.0 cm
2.5 cm
3.0 cm
Question 1 Explanation:
The uterus will begin involution right after delivery. It is expected to
regress/go down by 1 cm. per day and becomes no longer palpable about
1 week after delivery.
The lochia on the first few days after delivery is characterized as
Pinkish with some blood clots
Whitish with some mucus
Reddish with some mucus
Serous with some brown tinged mucus
,NURSING MISC: Maternal And Child
Health Nursing Practice WITH
EXPLAINED ANSWERS
Question 2 Explanation:
Right after delivery, the vaginal discharge called lochia will be reddish because there is some
Lochia normally disappears after how many days postpartum?
5 days
7-10 days
,NURSING MISC: Maternal And Child
Health Nursing Practice WITH
EXPLAINED ANSWERS
18-21 days
28-30 days
Question 3 Explanation:
Normally, lochia disappears after 10 days postpartum. What’s important to remember is that t
After an Rh(-) mother has delivered her Rh (+) baby, the mother is
given RhoGam. This is done in order to:
Prevent the recurrence of Rh(+) baby in future pregnancies
Prevent the mother from producing antibodies against the
Rh(+) antigen that she may have gotten when she delivered to
her Rh(+) baby
Ensure that future pregnancies will not lead to maternal illness
To prevent the newborn from having problems of
incompatibility when it breastfeeds
Question 4 Explanation:
In Rh incompatibility, an Rh(-) mother will produce antibodies against the fetal Rh (+) antigen
, NURSING MISC: Maternal And Child
Health Nursing Practice WITH
EXPLAINED ANSWERS
To enhance milk production, a lactating mother must do the
following interventions EXCEPT:
Increase fluid intake including milk
Eat foods that increases lactation which are called
galactagogues
Exercise adequately like aerobics
Have adequate nutrition and rest
