Question 1

Helen works as a nutritionist and dietitian with a obstretics/gynecologist group.What advice is she likely to give pregnant women about eating fish?

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Question 2

Julia has eaten a lot of sharks,swordfishes,and king mackarels during her pregnancy because eating fish is often recommended as part of a healthy diet.What are the risks this may pose to her child?

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Question 3

Scenario: During Joann's teenage years she had multiple sexual partners and contracted syphilis,a sexually transmitted disease.Now she is married and wants to have a child.If Joann does become pregnant,what are the risks to the fetus?

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Question 4

What are the possible consequences of a father's cocaine abuse on the outcomes of a pregnancy?

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Question 5

What are the possible effects of folic acid deficiency in a pregnant woman's diet?

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Question 6

What are the risks an older father's advanced age poses to his unborn child?

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Question 7

Scenario: Timothy was born at the end of the seventh month of pregnancy.Which part of prenatal development did he miss out on?

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Question 8

Laura contracted AIDS a few months before her pregnancy.What are the ways her child can get infected?

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Question 9

Sandra was overweight before her pregnancy.Even though she was advised by her doctor to lose weight,she has not done much about it and has stayed overweight during her pregnancy.What are the risks her offspring faces?

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Question 10

Tom and Jenny have been trying unsuccessfully to have a child for the past seven months.Their doctor has told them that Tom's regular use of cocaine is the reason for their failure to conceive.Is Tom's cocaine-related infertility irreversible?

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Question 11

Laura contracted AIDS a few months before her pregnancy.What are the possible outcomes for her child with regard to the HIV infection?

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Question 12

Jennifer has developed gestational diabetes during her pregnancy.What are the risks this condition poses to her child?

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Question 13

Scenario: Janise,who is African American,is living in the inner city and is pregnant with her second child.She supports herself by working two part-time jobs.Food stamps supplement her living allowance.Neither of her employers offers coverage for prenatal care because of her part-time status.What are the risks to her baby? How might things be different if Janise were living in,say,Norway?

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Question 14

Compare and contrast the risks of pregnancy during adolescence with the risks when mothers are over the age of 35.

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Question 15

Rachel lost her job,found out that her husband is cheating on her,and lost her only brother to an autmobile accident during the first seven months of her first pregnancy.What are the possible consequences of these events on her child?

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Question 16

Compare and contrast the effects of the mother's drug use and the father's drug use on the fetus.

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Question 17

Other than not using drugs,list at least three ways pregnant women can improve the likelihood of a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby.How does each help?

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Question 18

Janice contracted AIDS a month after her son was born.Is it possible for her son to get infected from her?

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Quiz 3: Prenatal Development