U2KA4 Flashcards
Why is monitoring the health of the mother and baby crucial?
to avoid complications during birth and increase the chances of survival for both the mother and offspring.
What is antenatal screening used for? Can anyone use it?
its available for all pregnant women to try and identify the risk of a disorder so that further tests and a prenatal diagnosis can be offered.
Pregnant women are given _____ ultrasound scans
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What are ultrasound scans used for?
to monitor the basic physical structure and heartbeat of the foetus.
When does a dating scan occur and what does it determine?
8-14 weeks, determines the stage of pregnancy and the due date of the foetus.
When does an anomaly scan occur and what does it determine?
18-20 weeks, determines if the foetus has any serious physical abnormalities.
What are the different screening types during pregnancy?
antenatal screening, ulstrasounds, dating scans. anomaly scans and postnatal screenings
What are blood and urine tests used for during pregnancy?
to monitor the concentrations of marker chemicals
Why are blood and urine tests used to monitor marker chemicals?
because they may indicate a problem with the foetus
What happens if an issue arises as a result from the blood and urine test, ultrasound, or medical history of the mother during pregnancy?
diagnostic testing may be carried out
What is diagnostic testing used for?
to confirm whether or not there actually is a problem and diagnose the foetus if there is an issue.
What’s the risk of diagnosting testing?
miscarriage.
What are the 2 types of diagnosting testings?
amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
What is amniocentesis?
its used to test the foetus’ genes for a genetic problem
How does amniocentesis work?
needle inserted into uterus —> take a sample of amniotic fluid from the abdomen wall (it has foetus’ skin cells) —-> grow a larger samples in lab —-> karyotype
What does CVS stand for in diagnosting testing?
chorionic villus sampling
What is CVS?
used to test the foetus’ genes for a genetic problem
How does CVS work?
catheter is inserted into the cervix and uterus —> sample of foetus’ cells from the placenta is taken —> karyotype
Which diagnosting testing type has a lower risk of miscarriage?
amniocentesis
What is a karyotype?
a picture of the entire chromosome complement in a person. Show structure mutations as well as extra or missing chromosomes
What are the different types of genetic inheritance?
autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, sex-linked recessive and incomplete dominance
What sex chromosomes affected would be autosomal?
genetic diseases that is not found on the X or Y (sex) chromosomes
What features do autosomal recessive conditions have?
- Affects similar numbers of males and females
- The condition can skip a generation
- Carriers are heterozygous, but healthy
- Sufferers are homozygous recessive
What features do autosomal dominant conditions have?
- Affects similar numbers of males and females
- The condition is in every generation
- Sufferes are heterozygous or homozygous
- Healthy people are homozygous recessive
