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Block 11 - Reproduction and the growing child (pre-birth) Flashcards

1
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3 things that sperm acquire during capacitation

A

Whiplash tail
Changes to the acrosome
Enzyme release

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2
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How do sperm travel the 20cm to the site of fertilisation?

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Own motility

Uterine/oviduct contractions

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Explain how sperm bind with the egg

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Sperm release hyaluronidase to digest through the cumulus and acrosin enzymes to digest through the zone pellucida
Sperm interacts with glycoproteins ZP2/3 on the zona pellucida –> engulfed

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4
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Explain what resumes meiosis in the egg

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Sperm bind –> phospholipase zeta which increases Ca causing a breakdown of maturation promoting factor, resumption of meiosis and extrusion of the 2nd polar body

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5
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Explain how only one sperm binds

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Egg releases corticol granules that migrate to the edge during maturation and release components between it and the zona pellucida
Causes a conformational change in the ZP2/3 glycoproteins so no more sperm can enter

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Define:
Polyspermic
Digynic
Parthenogenetic

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Polyspermic: 2 sperm –> 3 pronuclei
Digynic: egg doesn’t complete meiosis –> 3 pronuclei
Parthenogenetic: no fertilisation but Ca triggered so the egg completes meiosis

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What 2 things make up the zygote?

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A male and a female POLAR BODY

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What day is a blastocyst made?

A

5 days q

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9
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How and when is the zygotic genome activated?

What problems can arise?

A

4 cell stage
Methylation wipes and genome re-methylated to express its own genome
Problems here effect every cell in the body

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10
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Define the morula stage

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The final stage before the cavity begins to grow

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11
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What hormone is stopping menstruation dependent upon?

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Blastocyst produces a compound which acts on the uterine epithelium

  • Signals the ovary to continue producing progesterone
  • Release of hCG which signals the ovary to maintain the corpus luteum
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12
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What synthesises hCG and progesterone?

A

Syncytial trophoblast

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13
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What happens to the placenta if twins split at the:

  • 2/4 cell stage
  • Inner mass cell stage

Which one leads to nutrient stealing?

A

2/4 cell stage: 2 independent blastocysts with own placental membrane

Inner mass cell stage: share an outer placental sack but own inner sack (NUTRIENT STEALING)

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14
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How much does 1 round of IVF cost

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£5,000

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15
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What percentage of couples under 35 become pregnant after 1 year of regular unprotected sex?

What percentage after 2 years?

A

80%

90%

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16
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What is the role of a GnRH agonist and antagonist?

What is the role of a FSH agonist?

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GnRH: To decrease FSH and LH
FSH: To increase the number of follicles recruited when needed

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17
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5 main causes of infertility

A
  1. Male infertility (no sperm or ejaculatory failure)
  2. Unexplained
  3. Ovulatory disorder
  4. Tubal disease
  5. Endometriosis
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18
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What is the pre-implantation embryo vulnerable to?

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Nutritional, biochemical, physical and metabolic changes

May lead to things such as insulin resistance or metabolic disorders

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19
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Who regulates fertility treatment?

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HFEA

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20
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Who might frozen embryos benefit the most?

A

Older women

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21
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Trimester 1
4 foetal changes
2 maternal changes

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Foetus: Fertilisation, Implantation, Placenta, Initial development
Mother: Increased weight, nausea

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Trimester 2
4 foetal changes
5 maternal changes

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Foetus: Nervous system, spine, proportions change, hair
Mother: heart and breast remodel, uterus rises, hypovolemia, placenta growth

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Trimester 3
5 foetal changes
4 maternal changes

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Foetus: Growth, lung development, brain growth, fat deposition, blood cells
Mother: Braxton hicks, tired, lactation, restricted breathing

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24
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What happens to the maternal heart rate, blood pressure and blood volume during pregnancy?

A

Heart rate and blood volume increase

Blood pressure stays the same

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25
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What happens to the foetal heart rate and size during pregnancy?

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Heart rate increases during the 1st trimester to 180
It then decreases the 140 and remains constant

Slow increase in size from trimester 1-2
Large increase in size in trimester 3

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26
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How and when does the embryo implant into the uterine wall?

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In week 4 the egg hatches from the zona pellucida
Trophoblast cells form villi which interdigitate with the uterine epithelium villi and destroy the primary decidua in the uterine wall

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27
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Where does the embryo develop in relation to the uterine wall?

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Development occurs in the uterine wall and pushes into the uterine lumen

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28
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Explain how the foetus forms a blood supply with the mother

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Pluriblast surrounded by cytotrophoblast cells which are then surrounded by syncytial trophoblast cells which invade into the utrine epithelium

Syncytial trophoblast cells contain trophoblastic lacunae. Invading maternal vessels anastamose with the lacunae allowing blood transfer

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29
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What is the term used for the type of support given to the foetus by the lacunae?

A

Histotrophic support

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30
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When does the female reproductive cycle switch from cyclical to pregnant?

A

Week 3-4

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31
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6 effects of an increase in oestrogen and progesterone on the mother

A 
Supression of menses
Tender and enlarged breasts
Nausea and vomiting
Increased urinary frequency
Fatigue
Constipation
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32
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Explain how the ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm form

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  1. Trophoblast surrounds the embryo and pluriblast in the middle
  2. Pluirblast splits into the Epiblast and Hypoblast
  3. Epiblast produces the ectoderm and mesoderm
    Hypoblast produced the endoderm and grows around the internal cavity inside the trophoblast
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33
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What are the three parts of the placenta and what germ layers are they made from?

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Amnion: Ectoderm and mesoderm
Chorion: Trophoblast and mesoderm
Yolk sack: Endoderm and mesoderm

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34
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Give two ways which the spiral arteries are remodelled

Why?

A

Increased volume and decreased pressure

Increased blood pressure in the spiral arteries is damaging

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35
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Why does histotrophic support seize?
What happens to overcome this?
What prevents mixing?

A

Lacunae cannot support the embryo for long

Syncytial trophoblast grow along spiral arteries
Villi form from the lacunae to the maternal blood allowing pooling

Trophoblasts form a barrier to prevent mixing

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36
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Define foetal lobule

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A villi terminating in a spiral artery lacunae

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37
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Where do the villi conentrate on the uterine wall?

A

Chorionic plate of the placenta

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38
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How heavy is the placenta?

What is its diameter?

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1/6 of the baby’s weight

20cm diameter

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39
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How does the pCO2 of foetal and maternal blood compare?

Why?

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PCO2 of foetal blood is higher than maternal blood

Allows the release of CO2

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40
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What is the role of hCG in the pregnancy? (3)

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Maintains the corpus luteum
Stimulates the thyroid
Promotes mammary growth

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41
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What is the role of oestrogen in the pregnancy? (4)

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Relaxes pelvic ligaments
Increases elasticity of the symphysis pubis
Braxton-Hicks
Differentiation and proliferation of breast ductal system

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42
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What is the role of progesterone in the pregnancy? (4)

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Increases oviduct and uterine secretions
Decreases uterine contractions
Prepares the endometrium for pregnancy
Growth of the ductal system in the breast

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43
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What is the name of the other hormone which is important in pregnancy?

A

Somatomammotropin

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44
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Why do levels of HcG decrease?

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The placenta produces the hormones, not the foetus

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45
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How do oestrogen and progesterone cause the blood volume to increase? (6)

A 
Vasodilation
Decreased peripheral resistance
Increased NO
Increased aldosterone
Increased thirst centre
Angiogenesis
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46
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What can increased blood volume cause?

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Oedema

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47
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2 things which increase the risk o UTIs

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Urinary stasis

Increased glucose and amino acids in the urine

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48
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Why do you breathe deeper and increase your tidal volume

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Sensitivity to chemoreceptors reduced

Increased CO2 in the blood

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49
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What is HPL

What is its role

A

Human placental lactogen

Mimics prolactin and GH to enlarge the breasts

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50
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What is the average weight gain during pregnancy?

When does most of the weight gain occur?

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24lb (11kg)
First trimester (2-4 a week)
Then 1lb a week

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51
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5 aims of antinatal care

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Monitor pregnancy progress and optimise health
Partnership between mother and midwife
Promotes choices and public health 
Recognise problems
Prepare for birth and parenthood
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52
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MBRRACE-UK

A

Mother and Babies Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries

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53
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National maternity review (4)

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Personalised and continuity of care (reduced case load, on call constantly)
Safer care
MDT
Mental health

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54
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When do the antenatal visits take place?

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1: 8 weeks
2: 16 and (25) weeks
3: (31), 34, 36, 38, (40), 41

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55
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6 things that the blood test looks for

A 
ABO blood group
Rhesus factor
Antibodies
FBC
Viruses e.g. Syphilis, Hep B, HIV
Haemaglobinopathies
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56
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5 other parts of the physical examination other than the abdominal examination

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Weight
Blood pressure
Urinalysis
Oedema
Varicosities
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57
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Define a cephalic presentation

A

Spine-spine

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58
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When does the baby engage?

A

36 weeks

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59
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Define multiparous

A

More than 4 children

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60
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Define gravida para

A

Gravida 3 Para 1+1

Third pregnancy, lost one child and has one child

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61
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8 risk factors for loss of a baby

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Disease
Proteinuria (pre-eclampsia)
Large increase in blood pressure
Significant oedema
Uterus too large or small (diabetes)
Bleeding (placenta detached)
Infection
Social/psychological problems
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62
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6 forces of retention (labour)

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  • Progesterone and Adrenaline (maintains)
  • Cervix (hard)
  • Hypovolemia (reduces hormone release)
  • Relaxin
  • Corticotrophin releasing hormone (inhibits prostaglandins)
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63
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7 forces of release (labour)

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  • Oestrogen
  • Oxytocin and Vasopressin (pituitary –> uterine contraction)
  • Cortisol (blocks progesterone)
  • Prostaglandin (dilates and softens cervix)
  • Uterine distention (uterus reaches max strength)
  • Corticotrophin releasing hormone (inhibits prostaglandins)
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64
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What are the 4 stages of labour?

What are the 3 components?

A

Latent - 1st - 2nd - 3rd

Passage - Power - Passenger

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65
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What are the two positions of the baby’s head?

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Occipital posterior (baby looks UP)
Occipital anterior (baby looks DOWN)
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66
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What nerve supplies the pelvic floor

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Pudendal nerve

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67
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How does the baby’s head rotate in the pelvis

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Pelvic inlet is wider in transverse so baby engages in transverse
Pelvic outlet is wider in AP so head rotates round to AP

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68
Q

What presentation is the best for delivery?

Which can deliver?

A

Flexed vertex is best for delivery

Face can deliver

69
Q

How long is each stage of labour?

first child vs multiple child

A

1st: 2-12 hours (1-9 hours)
2nd: 1 hour (15 mins)
3rd: 15 mins (15 mins)

70
Q

Explain the movements of labour (7)

A
  1. Engagement (transverse)
  2. Descent through pelvis (muscle contractions)
  3. Further flexion of the head at the pelvic floor
  4. Head rotates from OT to OA at the pubic arch
  5. After the arch the head rotates to AP to exit
  6. Head rotates to OT outside the vagina
  7. Midwife removes the shoulder from the pubic arch and baby twists back to AP
71
Q

How do you tell the difference between the 3 fontanelles?

A

Anterior: can fit finger in (diamond)
Occipital: can fit tip of finger in
Posterior: disappears during labour (head squished)

72
Q

4 things which a partogram monitors

A

Dilation
Foetal heart
Oxytocin
Analgesia

73
Q

When does a vaginal examination occur during labour?

A

Every 4 hours

74
Q

How do you monitor the foetus

What do you monitor?

A

CTG

Baby’s heart and uterine pressure waves

75
Q

Where are the steroid sex hormones released from?

A

Ovary, adrenal gland and placenta

76
Q 
Explain foetal breast development:
Week 4
Week 8
Week 12-16
Week 28-32
Week 32-40
A

Week 4: Milk lines grow from axilla to groin. Epithelia thickens –> mammary glands

Week 8: Inward growth

Week 12-16: Nipples and areola differentiate. Epithelial cells form mammary buds and alveoli

Week 28-32: Canalisation (tubular epithelia develops)
Week 32: Primary milk ducts

Week 32-40: Lobes develop, ducts grow into nipple, nipple and areola develop, some colostrum production

77
Q

2 hormones which cause breast development during puberty?

A

Oestrogen

Human Gonadotrophin Hormone (hGH)

78
Q

Where are the breasts found?

A

Between the 2nd rib and 6th intercostal space

79
Q

What is the axillary tail of spence?

What can be found here?

A

Breast tissue extending to the axilla

3rd nipple

80
Q

What does the areola contain?

A

Sebaceous glands and milk secreting glands

81
Q

Where are tubules of montgomery attached?

A

Attached to the sebaceous and milk secreting glands

82
Q

What are lactiferous ducts?

A

Pores where the milk exits

83
Q

What are the hormones involved in developing the breast during pregnancy?
Which are released from the anterior pituitary?

A 
Oestrogen
Progesterone
Serum placental lactogen
Prolactin (a.p)
Adenocorticotrophin (a.p)
Human growth hormone (a.p)
84
Q

What is the pathway of milk from the breast to the nipple?

A

Lobe –> Lobules/alveoli –> Ductules –> Ducts –> Lactiferous ducts –> Nipple

85
Q

What are the alveoli lined by?

A

Lactocytes

86
Q

What are lactocytes?

A

Secretory cells which contract (myoepithelial cells) to expel milk

87
Q

What is the nerve supply to the breast?

A

Intercostal nerve 4-6

88
Q

What is the arterial blood supply to the breast?

A

Internal mammary artery

Lateral thoracic artery

89
Q

What is the venous blood supply to the breast?

A

Internal and external mammary vein

Axillary veins

90
Q

Explain the milk ejection reflex

A

Oxytocin released when baby is sensed and suckling
–> muscle contraction –> milk ejection

Milk removal –> prolactin –> milk production

91
Q

What is the timescale of breast change throughout pregnancy?

A

Week 6: Breasts feel ‘different’ and have more blood
Week 12: Enlargement of areola and sebaceous glands produce an oily substance
Week 12-16: Colostrum secreted

92
Q

What happens to glandular tissue after breast feeding?

A

Turns into adipose tissue

93
Q

Define mammogenesis and lactogenesis

A

Mammogenesis: Development of breast tissue
Lactogenesis: Milk production

94
Q

What is the milk like in the 3 stages of lactation?

A

Stage 1: Decreased volume of weak milk to allow the baby’s kidneys and bowels to adapt (24 hrs)
Stage 2: Large volume of milk (7 days)
Stage 3: Normal milk production

95
Q

When do prolactin levels increase?

A

After the placenta has been delivered

Due to progesterone decrease

96
Q

Define galacroporesis

A

When the body’s milk production is adjusted to the baby’s needs

97
Q

What does formula milk and breast milk contain?
Both (6)
Breast (7)

A

Both: vitamins, minerals, water, protein, lactose, lipds
Breast: enzymes, anti-inflammatory, viral fragments, WBC, hormones, antibodies, bifidus factor

98
Q

Where are oxytocin and prolactin released from?

A

Oxytocin: Posterior pituitary
Prolactin: Anterior pituitary

99
Q

Explain the 3 ways which breast milk production is inhibited

A

Prolactin receptor theory: Full = lactocytes stretched so prolactin detaches (opposite if empty)

Feedback inhibitor of lactation:Whey protein in milk inhibits prolactin receptors

Prolactin inhibitory factor: Hypothalamic factors (dopamine) reduce prolacin secretion when milk not removed

100
Q

What can formula milk cause?

A

Allergic sensitisation

101
Q

What actually causes mastisis

A

Stasis of milk builds up pressure and causes milk to leak into interstitial tissues, activating the inflammatory response

102
Q

When does mastitis pain occur?

A

Increased pain before feed

Much better after feed

103
Q

6 ways to self-help mastitis

A 
Warm and moist compress
Warm showers to increase flow 
Increase fluid intake 
Massage breast
Better feeding technique
Frequent feeds
104
Q

Define malformation

A

Primary disturbance of embryogenesis

wrong box of lego

105
Q

Define disruption

A

Secondary disturbance due to the influence of external factors (had the right box but it is taken away)

e.g. Amniotic bands, Poland anomaly (cocaine cuts blood supply to subclavian = arms don’t develop)

106
Q

Define deformation

A

Late changes in previously normal structures
(lego made but broken and tried to put back together)

e.g. uterus squishes baby, hip dysplasia, clubbing

107
Q

Define TORCH

A 
Toxoplasmosis
Other (syphilis, varicella zoster)
Rubella
Cytomegalovirus
Herpes
108
Q

Give 8 examples of aeitological causes of congenital defects

A 
Vitamin A
Alcohol
Drugs
Environmental pollutants
Maternal metabolic disease (e.g. diabetes)
Pesticides
Radiation
TORCH
109
Q

What are the three defects classified by timing?

A

Polytopic field defect e.g. Di George and V.A.C.T.R.E.L
Monotopic field defect e.g. cleft lip/palate
Organogenesis e.g. spina bifida, sequences

110
Q

Give 2 causes of syndromes

A

Genetics

Teratogens e.g. Drugs (thalidomide), TORCH, Alcohol

111
Q

How can you decrease the incidence of syndromes? (4)

A

Improve maternal health
Supplements e.g. folate and iodine
Rubella vaccination
Avoid risk factors e.g. alcohol, radiation, medication

112
Q

Define syndrome

A

A set of signs and symptoms that are correlated with each other

113
Q

When does gas exchange begin in a foetus?

114
Q

What does surfactant do in the lungs?

A

Reduces surface tension and increases compliance

115
Q

6 reasons for reduced surfactant

A 
Congenital absense
Prematurity 
Acidosis
Hypothermia
Infection
Meconium aspirates
116
Q

Define pneumothorax
What does it squish?
How is it treated in a baby?

A

Air in the chest which is not inside the lung
Squishes the heart
Removed with a needle

117
Q

How many umbilical arteries and veins are there
Where do they carry blood from and to?
What is the oxygen status of the blood they carry?

A

2 arteries from the iliac to the placenta (deoxy)

1 vein from the placenta to the ducts venous (oxy)

118
Q

What does the ductus arteriosus connect?

A

Pulmonary artery to aorta

119
Q

What does the ductus venosus connect?

A

Umbilical vein to IVC

120
Q

When does the ductus venosus and arterious close?

A

Ductus venousus in a few days

Ductus arteriosus within 24-48 hours

121
Q

What happens in persistent pulmonary hypertension?

What is the treatment?

A

Stiff lungs and constricted arterioles mean the pressure doesn’t drop and it is easier for the blood to go through the ductus arteriosus
Baby becomes hypoxic so given oxygen, NO and surfactant

122
Q

Explain how the foramen ovale is closed?

A

At birth, no blood from placenta reduces RA pressure
Placenta is a low resistance circuit so causes BP to increase and the LV to work harder

Breathing causes decreased resistance in pulmonary vessels so pulmonary pressure decreases and body pressure increases
Increased blood to lungs increases LA pressure
Increased RA pressure causes foramen ovale to close

123
Q

Where is haemoglobin made in a baby?

A

Yolk sac –> Liver –> Spleen –> Bone marrow

124
Q

What happens to the production of EPO in a foetus and baby?

A

Foetus has high rates of EPO production

Baby has reduced rates

125
Q

When does adult Hb take over?

126
Q

What do baby’s of diabetic mothers not turn on at birth?

A

Ketogenesis

127
Q

What order do babies use their energy stores in?

A

Glucose - Glycogen - Gluconeogenesis - Fatty acids - Ketones

128
Q

Why do babies lose weight in their first day?

A

They urinate

129
Q

Define teratogen

A

If administration to the pregnant mother directly or indirectly induces structural or functional abnormlaities in the foetus or child in later life

130
Q

8 examples of problems which a teratogen can induce in a foetus

A 
Behaviour problems 
Chromosome abnormalities
Functional impairment e.g. deafness
Impairment of implantation
IUGR
Mental retardation
Miscarriage
Structural malformations
131
Q

What does the teratogen MOA depend upon? (6)

A 
Dose
Drug pharmacokinetics 
Genetic susceptibility
Placenta barrier
Stage of pregnancy
Synergisty
132
Q

3 possible causes of spina bifida

A

Gene defects
Teratogens
Diabetes

133
Q

5 characteristics of foetal alcohol syndrome
2 problems in later life
What is a milder form of the problem called?

A 
Small head
Thin, widespaced eyes
Flat midface
Thin upper lip
Low nasal bridge

Growth and learning problems
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder

134
Q

What does it mean if the dose-response relationship is large?

A

Small increase in dose causes a large increase in effect

135
Q

4 pharmacokinetic changes in a pregnant woman

A

Increased liver function
Increased renal excretion
Increased Vd
Reduced albumin

136
Q

What 2 drugs is termination advised with?

A

Warfarin

Retinoids

137
Q

When is the baby classed as an embryo and a foetus?

A

Embryo: Week 2-9
Foetus: Week 9-38

138
Q

Define anencephaly

A

Brain not developed

139
Q

What does warfarin do to the foetus? (3)

A

Skeletal defects, CNS abnormalities, Foetal haemorrhage

140
Q

What do retinoids do to the foetus? (3)

A

Craniofacial, Cardiovascular, CNS effects

141
Q

What do antiepileptics do to the foetus? (5)

A

Facial defects, Mental retardation, Neural tube defects, Autism, Asperger’s

142
Q

What do benzodiazapines do to the foetus? (3)

A

Floppy infant syndrome, neonatal respiratory depression, withdrawal

143
Q

What do ACE inhibitors do to the foetus? (8)

A

Anuria, Convulsions, Growth retardation, Hypocalavia (no skull), Hypotension, Lung and kidney hypoplasia, Reduced amniotic fluid (crushes)

144
Q

Why do we not know how safe many drugs are during pregnancy?

A

Cannot carry out RCT on pregnant women

145
Q

What does NICE define as the postnatal period?

A

Up to 8 weeks after birth

Documented and individualised plan developed after birth

146
Q

When are the 3 postnatal visits?

A

Day 1: After discharge
Day 5: After blood spot test
Day 10: Discharge to health visitor

147
Q

What happens to the levels of oestrogen, progesterone, prolactin, oxytocin, FSH and LH after birth?

A

Decrease in oestrogen and progesterone to non-pregnant levels within 72 hours
Prolactin and oxytocin breast feeding dependent
Increased prolactin reduces FSH and LH levels = no period

148
Q

What is the difference between a post-partum haemorrhage and a secondary post-partum haemorrhage?

A

Secondary post-partum haemorrhage occurs 24 hours or more after birth

149
Q

4 signs of a thromboembolism

A

SOB, Chest pain, Calf pain/swelling

150
Q

When can pre/eclampsia occur after birth?

4 symptoms

A

Within 72 hours of birth

Headaches, visual disturbances, nausea and vomiting

151
Q

How can women suffer from meningitis post birth?

A

Infection in the epidural site

152
Q

What is the biggest cause of direct maternal death?

What is another huge cause of maternal death?

A

Thrombosis

Sepsis

153
Q

Stages of the physical examination (woman)

A 
Wound assessment
Observations (temp, pulse, bp, resp)
Measure and record first urination
Assessment of uterus
Note colour and circumference of calves
154
Q

Define lochia

A

Vaginal discharge occuring after birth (mucus, blood etc.)

155
Q

What is the normal rate of involution of the uterus?

156
Q

What are the two screening tests in babies?

A

Hearing

Blood spot

157
Q

What does the blood spot test look for?

A

Sickle cell
Cystic fibrosis
Hypothyroidism
Metabolic disorders e.g. PKU

158
Q

When do you measure for the APGAR score?
What are the scores?
When do you recussitate?

A

1 minute and 5 minutes
0, 1 ,2
Resuscitate under 7

159
Q

What is the NIPE?

When is it carried out?

A

Neborn and Infant Physical Examination

72 hours and 6-8 weeks

160
Q

Define IUGR

A

A baby less than the 10th percentile of weight for gestational age
2 measurements

161
Q

Which IUGR babies will catch up?

A

Babies whose lungs are okay

162
Q

What is the size of the baby’s head and abdomen in asymmetrical IUGR?

A

Normal head but small abdomen

163
Q

3 causes of symmetrical IUGR

2 causes of aysymetrical IUGR

A

Chemicals, viruses, chromosomes

Pre-eclampsia, Placental insufficiency

164
Q

Causes of IUGR
5 maternal
3 foetal
5 placental

A

Maternal: Smoking, Alcohol, Anaemia, Medical disease, Pre-eclampsia

Foetal: Infection, Structural or genetic abnormalities, Multiple birth

Placental: Abrupto placenta, Placenta praevia, Cord anomalies, Damaged vessels (thrombosis, calcified, atherosclerosis), Cancer

165
Q

4 things measured in an ultrasound to detect IUGR

A

Head circumference
Abdominal circumference
Femoral diaphysis length
Liquor volume

166
Q

Define the Barker Hypothesis

A

Programming of organ structures and functions in foetal life determines physiological and metabolic responses into adulthood

167
Q

How can you use a doppler to diagnose IUGR?

A

Tachycardia = baby cannot push the blood through
End diastolic flow reversal = increased flow to the brain but compromised flow to the rest of the body
No slope = no diastolic flow

Absent or reversal is a risk to the neonate (neurological, anaemia, hypoglycemia, prematurity)

168
Q

When and how do you deliver an IUGR baby?

A

Try to get to 34 weeks

Good doppler = vaginal induction
Poor doppler = c-section

169
Q

What can you test biochemically for IUGR?

A

Placental hormones in the blood

Medicine - Year 2 (19 decks)

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