chapter 1

Question 1

child provision

Answer 1

day-care for children so that a parent can work

Question 2

extended family

Answer 2

different generations of a family all live nearby

Question 3

nuclear family

Answer 3

parents and their children live together but away from other family members

Question 4

single parent family

Answer 4

one parent looks after the children alone

Question 5

shared care family

Answer 5

both parents share in the decisions made about the child

Question 6

reconstituted/step family

Answer 6

adults in a new partnership bringing children with them

Question 7

multi cultural

Answer 7

a mix of different cultures

Question 8

ethnic minority

Answer 8

a group of people with common features such as race, religion, culture, types of food and language

Question 9

lifestyle

Answer 9

the way we live, what we do, our freedom and commitments.

Question 10

pre-conceptual care

Answer 10

preparations made by a woman before conceiving

Question 11

feet to foot

Answer 11

laying a baby to sleep with the feet touching the bottom of the cot to stop them wriggling down under the covers add suffocating

Question 12

layette

Answer 12

clothing and bedding needed for the new baby

Question 13

contraceptive

Answer 13

a means to prevent a woman getting pregnant

Question 14

safe sex

Answer 14

having sexual intercourse while both preventing pregnancy and keeping safe from sexually transmitted infections

Question 15

dominant genes

Answer 15

genes that the result of which you can actually see

Question 16

recessive genes

Answer 16

genes that you mat pass on but don’t necessarily see in yourself

Question 17

genetic councillor

Answer 17

a person who explains genetic risks to couples before they decide to have a baby

Question 18

informed decision

Answer 18

knowing all the possible outcomes of the decision you will make