Preperation For Pregnancy And Birth

Question 0

Give 2 examples of a hormone and it’s role….

Answer 0

Oestrogen/ progesterone - control the female menstrual cycle and are key to sexual development and reproduction.

Testosterone - stimulates sperm production.

Question 1

What is a hormone?

Answer 1

A chemical released into the bloodstream that has a specific effect on a certain area of the body.

Question 2

What is salmonella?

Answer 2

A bacteria that causes food poisoning.

Question 3

Where can someone contract salmonella?

Answer 3

Raw eggs and chicken

Question 4

What is listeria?

Answer 4

A bacteria, that can cause miscarriages, still birth, severe illness.

Question 5

Where can listeria be found?

Answer 5

Unpasteurised milk, soft cheeses, pâté and raw fish

Question 6

What is toxoplasmosis?

Answer 6

An infection that can cause damage to a developing embryo; miscarriage/ blindness/ still birth.

Question 7

Where is toxoplasmosis found?

Answer 7

Fruit and vegetables with soil on and in cat faeces.

Question 8

What does EDD stand for?

Answer 8

Estimated date of delivery

Question 9

What is it called when implantation occurs in the Fallopian tubes?

Answer 9

Ectopic pregnancy

Question 10

What is a miscarriage?

Answer 10

Sudden loss of an unborn baby.

Question 11

What is a ‘threatened abortion’?

Answer 11

Signs of a potential miscarriage but the baby is fine.

Question 12

What is an inevitable abortion?

Answer 12

When the foetus is pushed from the uterus by the woman’s body.

Question 13

What is a missed abortion?

Answer 13

When the foetus is dead in the uterus and must be surgically removed.

Question 14

What is hyperemesis?

Answer 14

Severe vomiting in pregnancy.

Question 15

What is the name of the serious condition in which high levels of ketones build up in a pregnant woman’s urine?

Answer 15

Ketosis.

Question 16

What is it called when fluids are given straight into the blood via a drip?

Answer 16

Intravenous.

Question 17

What is the skin called between the rectum and the vagina?

Answer 17

Perineum.

Question 18

Name the hormone which stimulates contractions and reduces bleeding after birth?

Answer 18

Oxytocin.

Question 19

What is an anaesthetic?

Answer 19

A drug that stops pain being felt.

Question 20

Name a type of anaesthetic given via the spine?

Answer 20

Epidural.

Question 21

What is pethidine?

Answer 21

One or several drugs that relieve pain during labour.

Question 22

What is entonox?

Answer 22

A gas and air mixture.

Question 23

What does TENS stand for?

Answer 23

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation - electrical impulses that affect pain messages from the brain.

Question 24

What is the name of the time a woman gives birth?

Answer 24

Confinement

Question 25

What is the drug called used to induce labour?

Answer 25

Syntocin.

Question 26

What is an episiotomy?

Answer 26

A cut made in the perineum to avoid a woman tearing during the birth.

Question 27

What are forceps used for?

Answer 27

A tool that holds and helps pull the baby through the vagina.

Question 28

What is a ventouse extraction?

Answer 28

Delivering the baby using suction.

Question 29

What is the role of a health visitor?

Answer 29

A qualified health professional who provides help and support to families with young children.

Question 30

What is the role of the midwife?

Answer 30

A qualified health professional who provides health and support during pregnancy, and during and after birth.

Question 31

What is the role of an obstetrician?

Answer 31

A doctor who specialises in the medical care of a woman during pregnancy and birth.

Question 32

What is e role of a gynaecologist?

Answer 32

A doctor specialising in problems of fertility and reproduction.

Question 33

What is the role of a paediatrician?

Answer 33

A doctor specialising in the care of babies and children.

Question 34

What is the birth canal made up of?

Answer 34

The vagina, cervix and uterus.

Question 35

Where is the sperm made and stored?

Answer 35

Testes and epididymis.

Question 36

What does the term binovular mean?

Answer 36

Non-identical twins conceived from two fertilised ova.

Question 37

What is conception?

Answer 37

Fertilisation of the female ovum.

Question 38

What is implantation?

Answer 38

The embedding of the fertilised ovum into the wall of the uterus.

Question 39

What does IVF stand for?

Answer 39

In vitro fertilisation

Question 40

What is IVF?

Answer 40

An artificial method of conception where fertilisation takes place in a laboratory.

Question 41

What does the term uniovular?

Answer 41

Identical twins conceived from one fertilised ovum.