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'Obstetrical Terminology'

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Reproduction and Genetics : 'Obstetrical Terminology'

Introduction:
"If you have ever been to see an obstetrician, you have probably heard some of these terms. See how many you know."


1. Alpha-fetoprotein is a protein produced by a fetus's liver that can be detected in a mother's blood. At what stage in a pregnancy is an alpha-fetoprotein test most accurate?
    12-14 weeks
    20-22 weeks
    6-8 weeks
    16-18 weeks


2. What is 'cephalopelvic disproportion'?
    the mother's pelvis is misshapen
    the mother's pelvis is broken during delivery
    the baby's shoulders are too large to pass through mother's pelvis
    the baby's head is too large to pass through the mother's pelvis


3. What is 'dystocia'?
    baby is born with poor eyesight
    when a baby is in a breech position
    mother develops low blood pressure
    when labour does not progress


4. Up until how many weeks is a developing baby referred to as an embryo?
    twelve weeks
    ten weeks
    twenty weeks
    eight weeks


5. What is the medical term for a pregnant woman?
    chorionic
    labourim
    gravida
    puerperium


6. What is effacement?
    the position of a fetus during delivery
    false labour
    delivery of a baby using forceps
    the thinning of the cervix before delivery


7. What is lochia?
    newborn's first bowel movement
    fine hair that covers a baby after delivery
    vaginal bleeding after delivery
    cheesy white film on a newborn


8. What is intrapartal care?
    care for a woman during her pregnancy
    care for a pregnant woman through labour
    care of a newborn
    care of a woman after a c-section


9. What is terbutaline?
    a medication used to dilate the cervix
    an anesthetic used during a cesarean
    a medication used to try and stop premature labour
    a medication used to lower maternal blood pressure


10. Human chorionic gonadotropin is the hormone that is detected in a positive pregnancy test. What produces this hormone?
    the uterus
    the adrenal glands
    the placenta
    the hypothalamus


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