Prenatal Care — Flashcards

How does blood pressure change during early pregnancy?_____

During the second and third trimesters, progesterone is produced by the _____, using cholesterol from the mother

Which -blocker is used to treat hypertension during pregnancy (aka gestational hypertension)? _____

_____ twins arise from 1 fertilized egg (1 egg + 1 sperm) that splits in early pregnancy

What lecithin:sphingomyelin ratio is indicative of adequate surfactant production?_____

The primary abnormality in Potter sequence is _____-hydramnios

Culture of vagina at 35 wks gestation is done to indentify those who require intrapartum _____ prophylaxis of S. agalactiae

What is the most effective emergency contraception?_____

_____ is a type of Condyloma that is caused by HPV, typically types 6 and 11.

At what week does the genitalia of a developing fetus begin to show male/female characteristics?_____