Post Natal Care

Question 1

The newborn screening test or ‘heel prick’ test includes

Answer 1

cystic fibrosis, phenylketonuria, congenital
hypothyroidism, galactosaemia and several other
uncommon metabolic conditions.

Question 2

possibility of________ in a child exposed to excessive

drug and alcohol intake during pregnancy

Answer 2

neonatal

abstinence syndrome

Question 3

The uterus involutes
to non-pregnant size by ______ and the cervical os
should be closed by _______weeks post delivery

Answer 3

6 weeks

2–3

Question 4

an extremely effective contraceptive
for the first six months, but only if the woman
remains amenorrhoeic

Answer 4

The lactational amenorrhoea method (LAM)

Question 5

________ are more common and most
intense after the second and subsequent pregnancies,
are characterised by intermittent lower abdominal
pains, like period pains, which are often worse during
and after feeding in the first 2 weeks

Answer 5

After-pains

Question 6

Suspect ___________ if there is offensive

lochia, fever and poor involution of uterus

Answer 6

endometritis

Question 7

A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (formerly called ‘let-down reflex’) is necessary
to get the milk supply going

Answer 7

milk ejection

reflex

Question 8

Important factors in establishing breastfeeding:
1
2
3
4
5
6

Answer 8

1 positioning and attachment of the baby on the
breast
2 the milk ejection reflex
3 supply and demand
4 intact milk ducts and sensory nerves
5 sufficient glandular breast tissue
6 infant being able to feed