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1
All of the following are periods of prenatal development, EXCEPT:
A)ovulation.
B)germinal.
C)embryonic.
D)fetal.
2
Human fertilization typically takes place in the:
A)ovary.
B)fallopian tube.
C)uterus.
D)vaginal canal.
3
A fertilized ovum is called:
A)a blastocyst.
B)an egg.
C)an embryo.
D)a zygote.
4
The period of prenatal development that occurs in the first two weeks after conception is called the _______ period.
A)fetal
B)germinal
C)embryonic
D)blastocystic
5
A skin defect might be traced back to an initial problem with the embryo's cells.
A)mesoderm
B)ectoderm
C)microderm
D)endoderm
6
How does the placenta/umbilical cord life-support system prevent harmful bacteria from invading a fetus?
A)Bacteria are too large to pass through the placenta walls.
B)The placenta generates antibodies that attack and destroy bacteria.
C)Bacteria become trapped in the maze of blood vessels of the umbilical cord.
D)No one understands how the placenta keeps bacteria out.
7
During the second trimester, the amniotic sac is filled mainly with:
A)blood.
B)mucus.
C)urine.
D)air.
8
Organogenesis takes place during which stage of development?
A)germinal
B)zygotic
C)embryonic
D)fetal
9
While looking over a newborn, a physician notes a facial deformity. Based on her knowledge of prenatal development, the physician would suspect the damage occurred during the _____ stage of development.
A)germinal
B)zygotic
C)embryonic
D)fetal
10
The trimesters of prenatal development:
A)are not equal periods.
B)are the same as the three prenatal stages.
C)describe general changes in prenatal development.
D)define the time that the fetus can first survive outside the womb.
11
_________ are important dimensions for providing adequate health care for expectant mothers from various cultural groups.
A)Cultural assessments
B)Home care remedy evaluations
C)Hospice care options
D)Neonatal care units
12
A medicine woman or medicine man is an indigenous healer in which culture?
A)Philippino
B)Asian
C)African-Caribbean
D)Native Canadian
13
Which phrase best defines a teratogen?
A)a life-support system that protects the fetus
B)an agent that stimulates the formation of organs
C)an abnormality in infants of alcoholic mothers
D)an environmental factor that produces birth defects
14
Which of the following statements about fetal alcohol syndrome is most accurate?
A)The infant is often physically deformed and below average in intelligence.
B)Fetal alcohol syndrome commonly results in miscarriages.
C)Fetal alcohol syndrome causes ectopic pregnancies.
D)Babies suffering from fetal alcohol syndrome are often born before term and with low birthweights.
15
A common characteristic of babies born to women who smoke during their pregnancies is:
A)a missing arm or leg.
B)facial deformities and below-average intelligence.
C)restlessness and irritability.
D)lower birthweights.
16
All of the following have been found to endanger the unborn child EXCEPT:
A)saunas and hot tubs.
B)radiation.
C)lead.
D)computer monitors.
17
Researchers now believe that maternal stress may lead to birth defects by:
A)reducing the amount of oxygen received by the embryo and fetus.
B)increasing the mother's susceptibility to viruses.
C)reducing the likelihood of a good placenta-to-uterus connection.
D)increasing the likelihood of an unusual chromosome split during meiosis.
18
Which of the following statements concerning teen pregnancy in Canada is NOT true?
A)There is a clear link between teen pregnancy and poverty.
B)Teens are the least likely of all groups of women to obtain prenatal assistance.
C)The mortality rate of infants born to teen mothers is double that of mothers in their twenties.
D)The number of teenage pregnancies increased between 1974 and 1995.
19
Which of the following statements about the relationship between age and pregnancy outcome is most accurate?
A)Adolescent mothers are most likely to have a baby with Down syndrome.
B)Artificially inseminated women in their thirties and forties are more likely to become pregnant than those in their twenties.
C)Mothers over age thirty are most likely to have a baby with Down syndrome.
D)Adolescent mothers suffer the lowest infant mortality rates of any age group.
20
With respect to prenatal care, where is there the lowest quality and least consistent care?
A)in Scandinavia
B)in North America
C)in Western Europe
D)care is the same in all these locations.
21
Mrs. Peters is experiencing contractions every 2 to 5 minutes. She is in which stage of birth?
A)first
B)second
C)third
D)fourth
22
Which of the following can lead to anoxia during the birth process?
A)having the umbilical cord tighten around the neck of the fetus
B)use of forceps to help ease the infant from the birth canal
C)an episiotomy (surgically widening the vaginal opening)
D)Braxton-Hicks contractions
23
Which of the following statements is NOT true about midwifery in Canada?
A)Approximately one percent of women who deliver a baby are attended by a midwife.
B)Midwives attend births in home and hospital settings.
C)Midwives are regulated provincially by the province's College of Midwives.
D)Most midwives are not nurses.
24
A physician might elect to give a pregnant mother an oxytocin if:
A)her contractions have stopped.
B)she is bleeding vaginally.
C)she has stopped ovulating.
D)her placenta has partially detached.
25
Eleni is a doula. This means she is a:
A)physician who specializes in obstetrics.
B)nurse with a specialty in obstetrics.
C)caregiver who provides support for the mother during birth.
D)nurse-practitioner who is trained as a midwife to delivery babies.
26
"When information and support are provided, women know how to give birth" is a statement describing the main premise of:
A)prepared childbirth.
B)medicated delivery.
C)Caesarean delivery.
D)midwife delivery.
27
Aisha is using a childbirth strategy that includes a detailed anatomy and physiology course during pregnancy and a special breathing technique to control pushing in the final stages of labour. She is using which method?
A)natural childbirth
B)the Lamaze method
C)Caesarean delivery
D)the Read method
28
What is the least likely situation for a Caesarean section to occur?
A)breech position.
B)the mother elects to have one.
C)baby's head is too large.
D)mother is bleeding vaginally.
29
A "preterm" baby cannot have gestated for more than ____ weeks.
A)26
B)30
C)34
D)38
30
Which of the following statements about a shortened gestation period is most accurate?
A)It is common for low-birthweight infants.
B)It often leads to organ malformation.
C)It is almost always devastating.
D)It alone does not necessarily harm an infant.
31
Increases in survival rates for infants who are born very early and very small would predict:
A)increases in severe brain damage.
B)a more adaptable immune system.
C)a tendency toward substance abuse later in life.
D)higher levels of academic achievement than normal weight infants.
32
Gender ambiguity is known by all the following terms EXCEPT:
A)intersexuality
B)hermaphroditism
C)ambiguous gentalia
D)sex-of-rearing
33
In contrast to the Brazelton scale, the Apgar primarily assesses a newborn's:
A)psychological status.
B)reflexes.
C)physiological health.
D)responsivity to people.
34
Two-day-old Terry's very low Brazelton Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale score can indicate that:
A)he has brain damage.
B)his mother took heroin while she was pregnant.
C)he will develop a "difficult" temperament.
D)he is unlikely to bond with his primary caregiver.
35
Which of the following terms refers to a physical change in the uterus that occurs to women after childbirth?
A)decompression
B)decompensation
C)involution
D)menarche
36
Marjorie has just had a healthy baby boy and a relatively easy birth. However, now that she is home with her baby, she is experiencing emotional fluctuations. Which of the following is most likely true?
A)Marjorie should get professional counseling immediately.
B)Marjorie needs to get more education about how to care for her baby and deal with her feelings.
C)Marjorie's husband should stay home from work to help her care for the baby.
D)Marjorie's emotional fluctuations may be due to hormonal changes, fatigue, or demands of having a new baby.
37
The term used to describe the close physical contact between parents and their newborn shortly after birth is:
A)imprinting.
B)early stimulation.
C)bonding.
D)attachment.







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