G12 7.4 Medical Care during Pregnancy

What method can a doctor use to check the foetus is developing at a healthy rate?

• blood test

• ultrasound scan

• MRI scan

• X-ray

What two things does an ultrasound record?

• brain activity

• blood type

• breathing

• heart rate

A pregnant woman may be at risk of hypertension. What does this mean?

• low blood sugar

• high blood sugar

• low blood pressure

• high blood pressure

Hypertension can increase the chances of problems during pregnancy.

• True

• False

Which type of diabetes only occurs during pregnancy and goes away afterwards?

• Type 1 diabetes

• Type 2 diabetes

• Gestational diabetes

• Germinal diabetes

Gestational diabetes is a chronic disorder that lasts over two years

• True

• False

Gestational diabetes can increase the chances of premature birth

• True

• False

Choose two medical emergencies during pregnancy.

• no movement from the foetus

• oedema

• Excessive thirst

• anaemia

Oedema describes swelling of the legs.

• True

• False

Sudden loss of fluid during pregnancy is not an emergency.

• True

• False