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.

The answer is A: Supine Hypotensive Syndrome.

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.

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