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6. Which of these is NOT a viral STI?

  • Genital warts
  • Chlamydia
  • Genital herpes
  • HIV

7. There are three types of testing carried out in pregnancy; routine and diagnostic are two of them, what is the other type?

  • Screening
  • urine tests
  • amnioscentesis
  • blood tests

8. What is another name for a spontaneous abortion?

  • miscarriage
  • still birth
  • the purposeful killing of a foetus
  • infertility

9. What is the main benefit of folic acid?

  • enriches iron in the blood
  • Helps prevent neural tube defects in the baby
  • Strong and healthy teeth and bones
  • gives baby nutrition

10. What is the 'downy' hair called that covers the skin of a premature baby?

  • lanugo
  • baby hair
  • fur
  • it is just there and doesnt have a name

11. Which of these is NOT an example of a screening test?

  • ultra-sound
  • cordocentesis
  • doppler sound
  • Nuchal fold scan

12. What is the white greasy substance called that covers a baby's skin in the womb?

  • vernix
  • lanugo
  • meconium
  • nikwax

13. What does legally viable mean?

  • The mother has a right to sue her doctor
  • The mother and baby have permission to stay in the country
  • The baby is considered old enough to survive outside of the womb and therefor cannot be terminated
  • The baby will not survive outside the womb and wil not be given assistance if born prematurely

14. By what stage of pregnancy are vernix and lanugo expected to disappear by?

  • WK 24
  • WK 34
  • Wk 18
  • WK 12

15. How many stages of labour are there?

  • 3
  • 5
  • 2
  • 4

16. What causes labour to start?

  • raspberry leaf tea
  • hormones
  • spicy food
  • exercise

17. What does 'crowning' mean?

  • When parents name the newborn
  • When the babys head shows during labour
  • When newborn is washed for first time
  • When the midwife untangles the umbilical chord from around the baby

18. Which position describes a baby who is laying across the mother's uterus?

  • Transverse
  • Engaged
  • Oblique
  • Breech

19. Which of these methods of pain relief does NOT use drugs?

  • Epidural
  • Entonox
  • TENS
  • Pethidine

20. What is an episiotomy?

  • A cut made in the pereneum to prevent dangerous tearing
  • A labour in which the mother uses no pain-relief options
  • when the baby is extracted using a suction tool
  • When the baby is extracted using forceps