Y2 formative 5 Flashcards
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
23: including 22 autosome and 1 pair sex chromosomes
Following antenatal screening, how many women get worrying news and face difficult decisions about diagnostic testing?
5%
What is Trisomy 18 known as?
Edwards syndrome
In the UK each year, how many women may be told their baby may have a genetic or structural defect/
40.000 women
Toxoplasmosis is what type of decease?
Parasitic
How can you catch toxoplasmosis?
- Eating unwashed vegetables
- Eating foods such as unpasteurised goats milk and dairy products made from it or from eating raw or undercooked meat.
- Contact with cat faeces or soil contaminated with cat faeces.
A prescription is for intravenous ampicillin 200mg. The vial contains 500 mg in 10 mls. What volume should be administered?
4 ml.
Baby weighs 3000g. Intravenous gentimicin 20mg/2ml is prescribed at 5mg/kg. What would be the volume of the injection?
1.5 ml
1.75 litres of IV fluids have been administered. How many mls is this?
1750 mls
What percentage of partners will develop depression in the childbearing year?
8-10%
Why is social support important for parents in the postnatal period?
- Provides comfort
- Reduces loneliness
- Provides friendship
How can midwives engage and support partners?
- Routinely ask about their wellbeing and ensure they receive support as necessary.
- Welcome partner by name and ensure details of partner are accessible.
- Include partners in discussions about how to support maternal mental health and wellbeing.
What can negatively impact an infants sense of self?
a. A close and loving family
b. Poverty
c. A dirty untidy house
d. A lack of responsive and loving care
d. A lack of responsive and loving care
Continuity of care can lead to increased likelihood of vaginal birth, decreased instrumental birth, reduction in preterm birth, reduction in fetal loss before 24 weeks.
Is this true or false?
True
Is black and sticky stool on day three a reassuring sign?
No
