Question

The name for the dizziness and a drop in blood pressure caused when the mother is in a supine position and the weight of the​ uterus, infant,​ placenta, and amniotic fluid compress the inferior vena​ cava, reducing return of blood to the heart and cardiac​ output, is: (A) Supine Hypotensive Syndrome.(B) Premature infant.(C) Placenta previa.(D) Ectopic pregnancy.

Answer 1

The answer is A: Supine Hypotensive Syndrome.

Step-by-step explanation:

Uterine growth, the product of a pregnancy in the third trimester, will produce, at the level of the pelvis, pressure on the inferior vena cava. In general, the pregnant woman, while standing for a long time as well, after lying down and trying to get up abruptly, will suffer from dizziness and low blood pressure because there is a decrease in venous return and a drop in cardiac output by the pressure of the uterus engraved on the vena cava.