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What is the most accurate method for determining gestational age prenatally?
What is the most accurate method for determining gestational age prenatally?
- Physical examination of the mother
- History of assisted reproduction
- The first day of the last menstrual period (LMP)
- Prenatal ultrasound, especially in the first trimester (correct)
Which of the following is not a risk factor for abortion or preterm birth?
Which of the following is not a risk factor for abortion or preterm birth?
- Maternal hypertension
- Maternal youth (under 35 years old) (correct)
- Maternal diabetes mellitus
- Maternal smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke
When should the Ballard score, which assesses physical and neuromuscular maturity, be performed on a newborn?
When should the Ballard score, which assesses physical and neuromuscular maturity, be performed on a newborn?
- Within 24 hours for all newborns
- Within 12 hours for extremely premature infants (correct)
- Within 72 hours for full-term infants
- Within 1 week for all newborns
What is the approximate accuracy of the Ballard score in assessing gestational age?
What is the approximate accuracy of the Ballard score in assessing gestational age?
Which of the following is not a risk factor for abortion or preterm birth?
Which of the following is not a risk factor for abortion or preterm birth?
Which of the following is not a method for determining gestational age postnatally?
Which of the following is not a method for determining gestational age postnatally?
What does the term 'gestational age' refer to?
What does the term 'gestational age' refer to?
Which of the following is the definition of a live birth?
Which of the following is the definition of a live birth?
What is the definition of fetal death?
What is the definition of fetal death?
Which of the following is NOT a sign of life in a live birth?
Which of the following is NOT a sign of life in a live birth?
Which of the following conditions is NOT mentioned as a potential cause of fetal death?
Which of the following conditions is NOT mentioned as a potential cause of fetal death?
What is the primary factor used to determine gestational age?
What is the primary factor used to determine gestational age?