Mock Flashcards
(20 cards)
Identify 3 ways a woman can look after her health before she gets pregnant
good nutritious diet/ balanced diet not to be overweight/ underweight ( healthy bmi ) regular excersize give up smoking give up drinking alcohol avoid drugs/medicines be fee from STI's take folic acid
identify one health professional that looks after a woman during her pregnancy
midwife
gp
obsetrician
identify four foods that a pregnant woman should avoid
soft cheeses unpasteurised milk rare stake cook chill meats mayo pate/liver pate shellfish
sometimes a mother needs to have her baby delivered by an operation.
What term is used for this operation?
caesarean/c section
What is meant by premature birth?
Baby born before 37 weeks
Identify 3 problems a premature baby could have immediately after birth?
breathing
keeping warm / maintaining body temp
sucking / feeding
little/ no resistance to infections / bacteria
patterns of family life have changed over the years.
Give 3 reasons why there has been an increase of lone parent families in recent years
increase of the number of pregancies outside marrige/teenage pregnancy
more acceptable for a child to be from a lone parent family
less pressure for women to be married
change in divorce rate
surrogacy/ivf/egg donation/sperm donation
more financial support/benefits for lone parents to live independantly
woman can support themselves
what is a shared care family?
when both biological parents take care of the children for equal time in different households
what is role reversal
when the mother and father switch roles e.g father cooks and cleans whilst the mother earns the money
what is cohabitation?
when a couple not related by marriage or blood live together
Give 2 signs that a baby could be teething
crying alot chewing alot red cheeks/red rash increased dribbling not sleeping at night not feeding as well
give 3 reasons why a mother may choose to bottle feed her baby?
can see how much the baby has taken allows father to bond other people can feed baby mother can rest mother can go back to work
give 3 reasons why a mother may choose to breast feed
strengthens child’s immune system
gain a close bond
inexpensive
describe 3 steps that take place during the second stage of labour
uterus and vagina open - birth canal
contractions- head is pushed down
crowning- baby begins to ease out of the birth canal starting with head
Give 3 reasons why a couple may choose to adopt a child
They are fertile they want to help a child same sex partners HIV positive had a vasectomy
Give 3 key features of adoption
legal procedure child loses ties with birth family permanent/long term usually takes new family name carer has to financially cover the cost of bring up child
give 3 ways a family could vary
gender wealth age religion culture ethnicity health views/beliefs
what is a family
a group of people related by either marriage or blood who live together, including couples who co habit
state 4 needs of a child which are provided by the family
food and drink safety and shelter warmth support love
what are 2 different types of foster care
short term foster care - when the child only stays in care up to a weeks
respite - child stays with family to give own family a break
