Topic 4 C

Question 1

How to prevent SIDS

Answer 1

keep for in your room for 6 months
Breastfeed baby
Use thin blankets

Question 2

Hospital birth

Answer 2

Trained staff available
Equipment available
Range of pain relief
Time to relax after

Mother will need babysitter
No privacy
Anxiety

Question 3

Home birth

Answer 3

Organised
Relaxed
Comfortable
Privacy
Surrounded by loved ones
Look after baby in own way

Trained staff not available
Equipment not available
Too many visitors

Question 4

Epidural

Answer 4

A needle in spine
Numbs mother from waist down

Stops pain by blocking nerves that carry pain messages
Does not affect mind
Mum will calmer

Question 5

Epidural cons

Answer 5

Needs to be given by doctor
Takes 20 mins to kick in
Mum has to stay in bed
May need labour quickened by drip
Small risk of nerve damage

Question 6

Gas and air

Answer 6

Mix of nitrous oxide and oxygen

Mother can control how much she takes
Calms mother
Used at any stage of labour
Does not cross placenta

Question 7

Gas and air cons

Answer 7

Does not stop pain fully(only useful at early stages of labour)
Might not like nose and mouth covered
Can make mum feel sick