Reproductive 1 Flashcards
What is the difference between GRAVIDA and PARITY?
Gravida = the number of times a woman has been pregnanat Parity = The number of children a woman has given birth to
What is the purpose of a booking visit in antenatal care and who is it carried out by and when?
8-12 weeks
Carried out by the midwife
Build up a picture of any ‘risks’ of the pregnancy
Take a sample of blood to do screening tests on
When does a dating scan take place, what information is given here, what else happens?
8-14 weeks
Estimated due date given
Screened for abnormalities and take specific blood tests
When does an anatomy scan take place and what is its purpose?
18-20 (+6) weeks
Check physical development, check there are no physical abnormalities, and find out the sex of the baby
When can the parents find out the sex of the baby?
At the anatomy scan at 18-20 weeks
How many antenatal appointments with the midwife are offered to first time parents?
Up to 10
At what point in the pregnancy do antenatal appointments become more frequent and what happens here?
24 weeks Check urine and BP Palpate to check foetal position Check foetal growth Listen to foetal heart beat
How is babies growth measured (not using ultrasound)?
From the top of the womb to the pubic bone (symphasis-fundal height)
What is average gestation?
40 weeks
When do post natal checks happen, with which professional, what is the purpose?
6 weeks after birth
GP
Ensure women are well and recovering
A good time to discuss contraception which can be started at this time
In the booking visit when assessing risks to the pregnancy what 4 things may you want to find out?
1) Had complications in a previous pregnancy (Eg. pre-eclampsia or premature birth)
2) Mother is currently being treated for a chronic disease such as diabetes or hypertension
3) Has she or anyone in the family previously had a baby with an abnormality eg. spina bifida
4) Has a family history of inherited disease eg CF, sickle cell
If a pregnancy is deemed high risk what extra antenatal care may this mean? 4
1) Hospital appointments and addition ultrasound scans
2) Consultant-obstetrician led care
3) Hospital as a place of birth
4) May be delivered before 40 weeks by induction or C section
What continent has the highest maternal mortality?
Sub saharan africa
What is the difference between a still birth and a miscarriage?
Baby born before 24 weeks = miscarriage
Baby born after 24 weeks = still birth
How many pregnancies in the UK result in a stillbirth?
> 3600 a year
1 in every 200
Eleven babies everyday
What ethical criteria must screening tests meet?
Wilson’s criteria
What 4 infectious diseases and 3 other things are currently offered screening for in the antenatal period?
Infectious disease = 1) HIV 2) Hepatitis B 3) Syphilis 4) Rubella Other things 1) Rhesus negative 2) Haemaglobinopathies (sickle cell and thalassemia) 3) Fetal anomalies
What a Rhesus negative women offered, when and what does it do?
Offered anti D at 28-30 weeks
Neutralises fetal Rh D+ antigens which would have entered maternal blood and prevents the formation of Ab
Another anti D after delivery if baby is Rh+ (cord blood tests at birth)