W32/L3

Question 1

What’s the definition of pre-term labour?

Answer 1

Labour before 37 weeks

Question 2

What’s the definition of pre-eclampsia?

Answer 2

Maternal hypertension

Proteinuria (usually)

Question 3

What doe IUGR stand for?

Answer 3

Intrauterine growth restriction

Question 4

What’s the definition of low birth weight?

Answer 4

<2.5kg

Question 5

What’s the definition of small-for-gestational age?

Answer 5

Weight below the 10th percentile for the gestational age

Question 6

How are low birth weight and small-for-gestational-age different?

Answer 6

LBW is an absolute measure that doesn’t take into account gestational age.

Question 7

What hormones can inhibit foetal growth?

Answer 7

Glucocorticoids

Question 8

What hormones promote foetal growth?

Answer 8

IGFs
Thyroid hormones
Insulin

Question 9

What effect does high-altitude have on foetal growth and why?

Answer 9

Diminished growth due to hypoxia

Question 10

What’s the main cause of foetal growth restriction in western society?

Answer 10

Placental insufficiency

Question 11

What’s the main cause of foetal growth restriction in developing countries?

Answer 11

Maternal undernutrition