With regard to postpartum ovarian function, nurses should be ...

[littleanan]

With regard to postpartum ovarian function, nurses should be aware that:
 
  a. Almost 75 of women who do not breastfeed resume menstruating within a month after birth.
  b. Ovulation occurs slightly earlier for breastfeeding women.
  c. Because of menstruation/ovulation schedules, contraception considerations can be postponed until after the puerperium.
  d. The first menstrual flow after childbirth usually is heavier than normal.

Question 2

The placenta allows exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products between the mother and fetus by
 
  a. Contact between maternal blood and fetal capillaries within the chorionic villi
  b. Interaction of maternal and fetal pH levels within the endometrial vessels
  c. A mixture of maternal and fetal blood within the intervillous spaces
  d. Passive diffusion of maternal carbon dioxide and oxygen into the fetal capillaries

[katkat_flores]

Answer to Question 1

D

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A Ovulation can occur within the first month, but for 70 of nonlactating women, it returns in about 3 months.
B Breastfeeding women take longer to resume ovulation.
C Because many women ovulate before their first postpartum menstrual period, contraceptive options need to be discussed early in the puerperium.
D The first flow is heavier, but within three or four cycles, it is back to normal.

Answer to Question 2

A
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A Fetal capillaries within the chorionic villi are bathed with oxygen- and
nutrient-rich maternal blood within the intervillous spaces.
B The endometrial vessels are part of the uterus. There is no interaction with the
fetal blood at this point.
C Maternal and fetal blood do not normally mix.
D Maternal carbon dioxide does not enter into the fetal circulation.