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Average Score: 74%
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Passage / Scenario
A 30-year-old primigravida, 18 weeks pregnant, feeling fluttering in her lower abdomenA 30-year-old primigravida who is 18 weeks pregnant, reports feeling fluttering in her lower abdomen. She states it feels like the baby is moving. This is known as:
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Quickening is the first sensation of fetal movement, typically felt between 16-20 weeks, especially in primigravidas. Ballottement is a physical exam finding, lightening occurs later when the fetus drops into the pelvis, and nesting is a pre-labor energy surge.