Multiple Choice

Please answer all questions


1	Which of the following prenatal development periods takes place from two weeks to eight weeks after conception?
		A)	the germinal period
		B)	the embryonic period
		C)	the fetal period
		D)	second trimester


2	Ordinarily, which period of development is considered the most crucial to the good health of the fetus?
		A)	first 3 months
		B)	second 3 months
		C)	last 3 months
		D)	second half of the pregnancy


3	Darkening of vaginal tissues and of cervical mucous membranes is indicative of which sign of pregnancy?
		A)	presumptive
		B)	probable
		C)	positive
		D)	express


4	The cesarean section rate __________ between 1970 and the 1980s.
		A)	quadrupled
		B)	doubled
		C)	leveled off
		D)	steadily declined


5	Using Naegele's formula for calculating the expected date of birth involves:
		A)	adding 9 months from the time of the last menstrual period.
		B)	adding 9 months from the time of the last menstrual period and subtracting 7 days.
		C)	subtracting 3 months from the first day of the last menstrual period, then adding 7 days.
		D)	subtracting 3 months from the first day of the last menstrual period.


6	Which of the following is NOT a usual reason for physicians to induce labor?
		A)	Rh blood problems
		B)	convenience
		C)	baby overdue
		D)	labor stopping too soon


7	Which of the following is a positive sign of pregnancy?
		A)	fetal heartbeat
		B)	positive pregnancy test
		C)	enlargement of abdomen and uterus
		D)	both a and b


8	Which of the following is a sign that labor is about to begin or has already begun?
		A)	muscular contractions 3 to 4 minutes apart
		B)	discharge of blood-tinted mucus plug
		C)	severe headache
		D)	dilation of cervix

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