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NCLEX Maternal and Newborn

Pregnancy stages, labor stages, newborn assessment (APGAR) and postpartum warning signs.

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37 basic cards for NCLEX-RN Nursing. It opens with "Normal pregnancy duration is how many weeks?" and "What are the three trimesters and their week ranges?". Study it alongside the other NCLEX-RN sets below.

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Normal pregnancy duration is how many weeks?
Show answer40 weeks from the first day of the last menstrual period (LMP)
What are the three trimesters and their week ranges?
Show answerFirst: weeks 1-13, Second: weeks 14-26, Third: weeks 27-40
During the first trimester, organ systems are forming. What is this developmental phase called?
Show answerOrganogenesis
When does fetal movement typically become noticeable to the mother?
Show answerAround 16-20 weeks (quickening)
Viability of the fetus (ability to survive outside the womb with medical support) occurs at approximately how many weeks?
Show answer22-24 weeks
What is Braxton-Hicks contractions?
Show answerFalse labor contractions that are painless, irregular, and do not result in cervical dilation
Name the four stages of labor.
Show answerStage 1: Labor (cervical dilation), Stage 2: Pushing (expulsion of fetus), Stage 3: Delivery of placenta, Stage 4: Immediate recovery
What is the cervical dilation range for Stage 1 of labor?
Show answer0 to 10 centimeters
Stage 1 of labor has three phases. Name them in order.
Show answerLatent phase, active phase, transition phase
Cervical dilation of 4 to 7 centimeters marks which phase of Stage 1?
Show answerActive phase
Cervical dilation of 8 to 10 centimeters marks which phase of Stage 1?
Show answerTransition phase
Stage 2 of labor begins when cervical dilation is ____ and ends with delivery of the ____.
Show answercomplete (10 cm), fetus
How long does Stage 2 of labor typically last?
Show answerUp to 2 hours in nulliparous (first-time) mothers, up to 1 hour in multiparous (experienced) mothers
Stage 3 of labor is the delivery of the ____.
Show answerplacenta
How long does Stage 3 of labor typically last?
Show answer5 to 30 minutes

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