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Pregnancy Screening Tests

1. What routine test gives pictures of the foetus in the uterus?

2. What is detected by the CVS (chorionic villus sampling) test and an amniocentesis?

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Post Natal Health


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The mother needs to look after herself as well as the new baby.

3. Why does the mother have a post natal check 6 weeks after the birth?

4. After the birth, the mother may get the “baby blues” from feeling tired and depressed. What is the term used if this continues into long term depression?


Post Natal Issues The mother needs to make sure

she has good food, rest when possible, fresh air, exercise and less worry over housework and making time to spend with the baby.

5. What exercises will help the mother prevent incontinence?

6. What effect will breast feeding have on the mothers periods and weight?

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The Home Environment


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For each of these qualities of a home below say how or why they will help the child develop.

7. A place to play with toys. 8. A bedroom or part of a room where the child can store his or her

things. 9. A place to display work, pictures and posters. 10. A place to invite friends. 11. A place for the family to be together. 12. Somewhere to help out.


Support for Parents

13. What support is available for new parents?

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The Home and Television

encourages children to speak

expand their knowledge of the world

calms children

14. What are three bad points about Television for children?

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Worries about Immunisation

15. What is a contra indication after immunisation?

16. What multiple vaccination has raised concerns about vaccination safety?

17. Name 3 serious illnesses that immunisation protects children from.

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No more nappies!

18. Why can you not potty train a child before 18 months?

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An increasing number of children are looked after by just one parent.

due to divorce, choice or the death of one parent.

The single parent faces many practical problems.

19. How might being brought up by one parent affect these children?


The Child with Special Needs

20. What is a congenital disability?

21. Give an example of a congenital disability?

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Children with learning difficulties

Some congenital disorders may leave children with learning difficulties. Illnesses like encephalitis also cause learning difficulties. Some children develop autism.

22. What is one of the features of autism?

23. Name three ways that children with special needs and their families will want support.

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Suggested Answers 1. An ultrasound scan. 2. Downs syndrome. 3. To check her health and whether the

uterus has gone back to its normal size. 4. post natal depression. 5. Pelvic floor exercises. 6. The extra energy needed helps regain

pre-pregnancy size and weight. Delays the restart of periods.

7. Child learns through play. 8. Helps develop sense of self 9. Promotes self esteem. 10. Safe environment to develop

friendships and social skills. 11. Learn social skills be loved and secure. 12. Develop skills and sense of worth. 13. Health visitors make checks, father

gets paternity leave, baby can be taken to a health centre…

14. Discourages conversation, shows violence, stops children from exercising, reduces sleep.

15. A side effect. 16. MMR. 17. Measles, whooping cough, polio,

smallpox. 18. The child does not yet have bowel

and bladder control. 19. Parent will have to work harder to

give children attention, their may be financial problems.

20. Disabilities present from birth. 21. Down’s syndrome, Spina bifida,

Cerebral palsy, Cystic fibrosis, Sickle cell anaemia.

22. Inability to communicate or relate to others.

23 finance , facilities respite, education.

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