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.
What is the process of the menstrual cycle?
Days 1-7 the lining of the uterus breaks down and is lost through the vagina
Days 8-14 the uterus lining is being repaired and getting thicker again, the egg is released from the ovary into the oviduct, this is day 14 of the cycle and is called ovulation
Days 14-21 the uterus lining is thick and spongy, ready to receive the egg
How is a baby conceived?
The sperm have a race of which one can get to the egg fastest (this is based on which is strongest and fastest)
