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WorksheetsModule 6 postpartum maternal physiological adaptations
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The puerperium is the period:
two hours after birth
Following birth and before breastfeeding
Following birth when a woman's body adapts to a non-pregnant state
In between the second stage of labour and third stage of labour
Following birth the placental hormone Human Placental Lactogen (hPL)
gradually diminishes
Instantly diminishes
lingers for up to two years
hPL never influenced maternal physiology in pregnancy
After birth with the decrease in progesterone and increase in prolactin, which form of lactogenesis can occur?
Lactogenesis 1
Lactogenesis 2
Lactogenesis 3
Lactogenesis 4
Involution refers to:
Blood following birth
Blood more than 500 mls following birth
The uterus returning to its non-pregnant state
The uterus expanding during pregnancy
Cramping pain or after birth pains following birth is caused by
relaxation of the uterine muscles
contraction of uterine muscles
a diffcult labour or birth
relaxation and contraction of uterine muscles
Lochia Rubra tyically occurs around days
1-3 following birth
4-10 following birth
11-21 following birth
21-25 following birth
A decreased amount of discharge, pink or brown tinge is consistent with Lochia
Rubra
alba
Serosa
Rubra-alba
Following birth the bladder
decreases in capacity still impacted by the development of the fetus
increases in capacity and decreases muscle tone
decreases in capacity and decreases in muscle tone
increases in capacity and contraction of the bladder
Which hormone is responsible for milk ejection or 'let down'?
Esterogen
Progesterone
Prolactin
Oxytocin
For a non-nursing mother, menstruation typically resumes
Three months after birth
one year after birth
seven to nine weeks after birth
Two weeks after birth
