Antenatal Quiz Answers (June 2008)

Answers for the quiz


1) Name three things that occur during the booking appointment

bloods, baseline BP, weight, height, BMI, history taking, advice, Q&A, EDD, place of birth, Urinalysis


2) why do we palpate women's abdomens?

Assessment of fetal growth


3) Name the fetal positions during pregnancy

Positions: ROA, LOA, LOT, ROT, ROP, LOP, ROL, LOL (for cephalic babies)
RSA, LSA etc for breech presenting babies


4) What are normal components or urine?

water, (95%) urea, creatinine, other chemicals less than 5%, hormones etc)


5) What are abnormal?

Glucose, protein, nitrates, leucocytes


6) Fundal Height measurement. What is it?

Measurement of uterine growth, varies but usually from 20 weeks from symphysis pubis to top of fundus


7) What is defined as normal Fundal Height measurement for gestation?

measurement in centimetres corresponding with weeks gestation, allow 3cm each way.


8) How often are women usually offered ultrasound scans in pregancy and what are these scans for?

Usually twice, a dating scan between 12-14 weeks and an anomaly scan at 20-22 weeks gestation in normal pregnancy + nuchal fold scan between 12 weeks and 13+6 days


9) Why do we take bloods at booking? What are we screening for?

Rubella immunity, Hb, blood group and antibody check, HIV, syphilis (TPHA), Hepatitis B. Random glucose in some areas.


10) How many appointments should a primiparous and multiparous woman have during pregnancy?

7 for a multip 10 for a primip according to NICE - regional variations evident in this

Primigravida means never had a baby before

multiparous means had at least one birth


Last bonus question

11) what is normal term gestation?

37 (completed weeks) to 42

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