LO1 Flashcards
What are the five factors that affect the decision to have children?
- the relationship between partners
- finance
- parental age
- peer pressure/ social expectations
- genetic counselling foe hereditary diseases
How does a parent meet all of their child’s needs? (7 answers)
- rest/sleep
- clothing
- shelter
- warmth
- love
- socialising
- nurture
What are primary needs?
Items that a the child needs for physical survival
What are secondary needs?
The other items or skills that will shape the ultimate person that the child will become
What is a nuclear family?
Stereotypically a perfect family (Mum, Dad and Children)
What is an extended family?
Nuclear family including Grandparents, Aunties, Uncles and Cousins
What is a reconsituated family?
Two families combined (Step parents and Children)
What is a lone parent?
A single parent with children
What is an adoptive family?
A child that isn’t biologically, but legally their parents child
What is a foster family?
Like a job, there is a payment for temporarily looking after a child
What are the 5 pre-conception health factors for consideration?
- diet
- exercise
- healthy weight
- smoking, alcohol, recreational drugs
- up to date immunisations
Name 7 signs of pregnancy
- missed period
- breast changes
- urinating frequently
- tiredness
- nausea
- mood swings
- smell sensitivity
What 3 sections is pregnancy divided into?
1-3 months
4-6 months
7-9 months
Whats happens as 4-8 weeks of pregnancy/gestation?
The embryo is 6mm long. The heart and other organs start to form and the heart begins to beat.
Whats happens as 8 weeks of pregnancy/gestation?
Arms begin to grow and toes and eyelids begin to form. The embryo is now called a foetus.
Whats happens as 8-12 weeks of pregnancy/gestation?
The foetus begins to look more like a baby. It is now around 60mm long and starts to move around.
Whats happens as 12-20 weeks of pregnancy/gestation?
The foetus is around 250 mm long. It begins kicking and it can hear sounds outside the uterus.
Whats happens as 20-28 weeks of pregnancy/gestation?
The baby has hair and can open its eyes. There is a high chance the baby would survive f it was born now.
Whats happens as 28-36 weeks of pregnancy/gestation?
The baby is fully developed and ready to be born. It is now 520mm long.
What is an embryo?
The fertilised egg divided to form a ball of cells called the embryo
Name as many contraceptives as you can (11 answers)
- male condoms
- female condoms
- diaphragm/cap
- combined pill
- progestogen only (mini) pill
- IUD/IUS
- contraceptive injection
- contraceptive patch
- contraceptive implant
- natural family planning
- emergency contraceptive pill
Name the 6 parts of female reproductive system
Ovaries Fallopian Tubes Uterus Wall (Endometrium) Uterus (Womb) Cervix Vagina
What are the 8 parts of the male reproductive system?
- Seminal Vessel
- Prostate Gland
- Urethra
- Vas Deferens
- Epididymis
- Testes
- Scrotum
- Penis
What is a menstrual cycle?
The monthly cycle of changes in the ovaries and the lining of the uterus (endometrium), starting with the preparation of an egg for fertilization.
