Pregnancy Overview

Question 1

Vagina becomes bluish

Answer 1

Chadwick’s Sign

Question 2

Palpable softening of the vaginal isthmus

Answer 2

Hegar’s Sign

Question 3

pH decreases from

Answer 3

Lactobacillus acidophillus

Question 4

By day seven, the

embryo resembles a

Answer 4

microscopic

raspberry

Question 5

By the end of the ______ week, a
pregnancy test will be able to detect
HCG in the mother’s urine.

Answer 5

second

Question 6

a rudimentary

heart tube begins to beat and circulate blood. by the end of what week?

Answer 6

third week

Question 7

By the end of the fifth week, baby is the size of a

Answer 7

green pea

Question 8

At seven weeks, baby is around an inch long or the size of a small .

Answer 8

olive

Question 9

All the internal organs have been formed by

Answer 9

eight weeks.

Question 10

Developing baby is now called a “fetus” and is beginning to look like a
miniature human being. It has more than doubles it’s length and weight.

Answer 10

Week 10

Question 11

fetus is about the size of a peach

Answer 11

weeks 13-16

Question 12

Baby is around a foot long

Answer 12

weeks 21-25

Question 13

able to breathe outside the

womb on her own without medical assistance.

Answer 13

Weeks 30-34

Question 14

“finishing” stage

Answer 14

Weeks 35-38

Question 15

Most mothers

also get much of their energy back this trimester.

Answer 15

4th

Question 16

one of

the most rewarding months

Answer 16

5th

Question 17

pregnancy hormones and increased blood volume that cause increased vaginal discharge also cause the

Answer 17

mucous membranes in the nose to swell, secrete fluid (post-nasal drip)

Question 18

“pregnancy’s honeymoon”

Answer 18

Second Trimester:

Question 19

most intense phase of the entire labor

Answer 19

Transition