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Question: What is the term used in pregnancy when a woman has a decreased number of red blood cells?
Answer: Anaemia
Question: What is the term used to describe a baby who has his spine against his mother's back when he is in the womb?
Answer: Posterior
Question: After the first eight weeks of a pregnancy, what is the term used to describe the mother and father's future offspring?
Answer: Foetus
Question: What is the name for the lower part of the uterus?
Answer: Cervix
Question: What is the term for nausea in pregnancy?
Answer: Morning Sickness
Question: The 'soft spot' on an infant's head is also known as what?
Answer: Fontanelle
Question: How early can you detect a baby's heartbeat with a doppler?
Answer: 5 weeks
Question: A spinal anaesthesia is also known as what?
Answer: Epidural
Question: What is the term for the motion of the uterus during childbirth?
Answer: Contraction
Question: What is the acronym for the unit where newborn infants are cared for?
Answer: NICU
Question: What is the name of the cord that connects a mother to her baby in the womb?
Answer: Umbilical cord
Question: What is the term for the medical imagining technique that allows us to see a baby in the womb?
Answer: Ultrasound
Question: The Corpeus Luteum in the ovary produces which hormone?
Answer: Progesterone
Question: What is the primary female sex hormone called?
Answer: Oestrogen
Question: What is the name of the position of a baby whos e back is against his mother's belly?
Answer: Anterior
Question: When a pregnancy is ended spontaneously, what is it referred to?
Answer: Miscarriage
Question: Which supplement is known to help with congenital malformations during the preconception period?
Answer: Folic Acid
Question: What is the term used to describe the thinning of the cervix?
Answer: Effacement
Question: What size is the approximate size of a human foetus at 1 month gestation?
Answer: Poppy seed
Question: What is the term used to describe the last trimester of a pregnancy?
Answer: Third Trimester
Question: What is the term for a baby delivered by a vacuum extraction?
Answer: Ventouse
Question: What does a doppler measure?
Answer: Heartbeat
Question: Which of the following mechanical devices can help a mother extract breastmilk for her baby?
Answer: Breast pump
Question: What is the name of the big bouncy ball used during labour?
Answer: Birthing Ball
Question: What is an alternative term for early labour?
Answer: First Stage of Labour
Question: What is the name of the 'love' hormone that plays an important role in childbirth?
Answer: Oxytocin
Question: What is an alternative term for lactation?
Answer: Breastfeeding
Question: How many weeks is the average human pregnancy?
Answer: 38 weeks
Question: What is the name of the cell that develops into a human foetus during the first eight weeks of a pregnancy?
Answer: Embryo
Question: What is the term used to describe the widening of the cervix?
Answer: Dilation
Question: When a woman's ovary releases an egg into her falopian tube this process is called which of the following terms?
Answer: Ovulation
Question: Before labour begins, many women experience practice contractions also knows as which term?
Answer: Braxton Hicks
Question: When a pregnant woman has high blood pressure and protein in her urine she may be suffering from which of the following conditions?
Answer: Pre-Eclampsia
Question: A baby that has not been born at 42 weeks gestation is also known as what?
Answer: Post-term
Question: What is the name of a birth companion?
Answer: Doula
Question: What is the term used to describe the ovum producing organ in a female reproductive system?
Answer: Ovaries
Question: What is the gestation period of a human pregnancy?
Answer: 9 months
Question: What is the term used when a baby enters the pelvis to prepare for delivery?
Answer: Engaged
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Question: In a woman's bodywhich of the following tubes allow passage of the egg from the ovary to the uterus?
Answer: Fallopian Tubes
Question: When a newborn infant turns his head toward anything that strokes his cheek or mouth this is called which of the following?
Answer: Rooting Reflex
Question: What is the term used to describe when a baby's head is about to be born?
Answer: Crowning
Question: At 2 months gestation, what size is the approximate size of a human foetus?
Answer: Raspberry
Question: What size is the approximate size of a human foetus at 4 months gestation?
Answer: Avocado
Question: In birthing terminology, what does the acronym EDD stand for?
Answer: Estimated Date of Delivery
Question: What size is the approximate size of a human foetus at 8 months gestation?
Answer: Honeydew
Question: In birthing terminology, what does the acronynm HCG stand for?
Answer: Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin
Question: In birthing terminology, what does the acronym LMP stand for?
Answer: Last Menstrual Period
Question: What is the name of the first milk produced by the mother during late pregnancy?
Answer: Colostrum
Question: What is the term for the blood group that does not have the D Antigen and in pregnancy requires the mother to have an anti-D injection?
Answer: Rhesus Negative
Question: The middle stage of a pregnancy is also referred to as which of the following terms?
Answer: Second Trimester
Question: What is the name of the hormone that is released when a mother is breastfeeding?
Answer: Prolactin
Question: Which of the following drugs helps to softens cervix and causes uterine contraction?
Answer: Cervidil
Question: What is the term refering to a woman who has given birth in the last 6 weeks?
Answer: Postnatal
Question: What is it called when a fetus is deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen?
Answer: Hypoxia
Question: The surgical instrument used during childbirth that resemble a pair of tongs are known as what?
Answer: Forceps
Question: At 9 months gestation, what size is the approximate size of a human foetus?
Answer: Watermelon
Question: What is the term for a mother who has had multiple births?
Answer: Multigravida
Question: The first twelve weeks of a pregnancy are referred to as which of the following?
Answer: First Trimester
Question: What is the name of the machine that you can attach to your back during labour to ease the pain of contractions?
Answer: Tens Machine
Question: What is it called when a baby's head is in an upside-down position in the uterus?
Answer: Breech
Question: What is the name of the doctor who specialises in the medical care of newborn infants?
Answer: Neonatologist
Question: What size is the approximate size of a human foetus at 7 months gestation?
Answer: Squash
Question: The labour stage when the cervix is fully dilated, and ends when the baby is born is also known as what?
Answer: Second Stage of Labour
Question: In birthing terminology, what is the mucus plug that seals the cervix called?
Answer: Operculum
Question: At 5 months gestation, what size is the approximate size of a human foetus?
Answer: Cantaloupe
Question: A human foetus is approximately the size of which of the following objects at 6 months gestation?
Answer: Papaya
Question: What is an alternative term for 'milk spots' which are often found on the skin of newborn babies?
Answer: Milia
Question: What is the name of the method used to quickly assess the health of a newborn immediately after birth?
Answer: APGAR Score
Question: What is the name for the surgical procedure when an incision is made in a mother's abdomen to deliver a baby?
Answer: Ceasarean Section
Question: When there are signs that the foetus is unwell either during pregnancy or childbirth, this is referred to as what?
Answer: Fetal Distress
Question: What is the term for when the capacity of the pelvis is inadequate to allow the feotus to negotiate the birth canal?
Answer: Cephalopelvic Disproportion
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Question: What is the term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac?
Answer: Ruptured Membranes
Question: The final stage of labour, after the baby is born, when the placenta is delivered is referred to as what?
Answer: Third Stage of Labour
Question: What is the term used for wrapping infants in blankets or similar cloth so that movement of the limbs is tightly restricted?
Answer: Swaddling
Question: What is a form of prenatal diagnosis to determine chromosomal or genetic disorders in the fetus?
Answer: Chorionic Villus Sampling
Question: What is the term for the endocrine gland that is found at the base of the hypothalamus and helps stimulate contractions during childbirth?
Answer: Pituitary Gland
Question: A pregnancy where the embryo is implanted outside of the uterus is referred to by which term?
Answer: Ectopic pregnancy
Question: What is the term used to descrobe a complication of pregnancy, wherein the placental lining has separated from the uterus of the mother?
Answer: Abruptio Placenta
Question: What is the medical term used to describe a woman who is pregnant for the first time?
Answer: Primigravida
Question: A mix of nitrous oxide and oxygen used as a medical anesthesia during childbirth gas is called what?
Answer: Entonox
Question: Childbirth educator Janet Balaskas created which movement which encourages women to move around during their labours?
Answer: Active Birth
Question: In birthing terminology, what does the acronym HCG stand for?
Answer: Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin
Question: At 9 months gestation, what size is the approximate size of a human fetus?
Answer: Watermelon
Question: What is the name of the opiod drug given to pregnant women to help relieve labour pains?
Answer: Pethidine
Question: After childbirth, what is the facility called which stores umbilical cord blood for future use?
Answer: Cord Blood Banking
Question: What is it called when the umbilical cord precedes the fetus' exit from the uterus?
Answer: Cord Prolapse
Question: A human foetus is approximately the size of which of the following objects at 3 months gestation?
Answer: Plum
Question: When an infant feeds at frequent intervals, this is referred to as which of the following?
Answer: Cluster feeding
Question: The developmental congenital disorder caused by the incomplete closing of the embryonic neural tube is know as what term?
Answer: Spina Bifida
Question: In pregnancy, what is the name of the protective liquid contained by the amniotic sac of a pregnant female?
Answer: Amniotic Fluid
Question: What is the term used to describe an infantile reflex as a response to a sudden loss of support, when the infant feels as if it is falling?
Answer: Moro Reflex
