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What can smoking during pregnancy cause? |
- low birth weight - preterm birth - still birth - miscarriage - placenta abruptio - placenta previa - premature rupture of membranes - ectopic pregnancy |
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What are the effects of smoking on the baby? |
- nicotine and carbon monoxide rapidly cross the placenta and concentrate in the foetus (10-15% higher) - causes vasoconstriction which leads to reduced placental blood flow and o2 deprivation of the foetus |
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Can pregnant women have NRT? |
NRT is a lot safer than continuing to smoke (recommended that you use the lowest dose to relieve withdrawal symptoms e.g. lozenges or gym, but can use patch if really needed!) |
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What are critical periods for the foetus when exposed to smoking or other teratogens? |
Week 1-2 (cell division) and weeks 3-12 (organogenesis) |
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What is foetal alcohol syndrome? |
Syndrome that occurs as a result of mum drinking alcohol during pregnancy |
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What is foetal alcohol syndrome? |
Syndrome that occurs as a result of mum drinking alcohol during pregnancy |
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Alcohol is the most common teratogen. True or false? |
True |
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What is foetal alcohol syndrome? |
Syndrome that occurs as a result of mum drinking alcohol during pregnancy |
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Alcohol is the most common teratogen. True or false? |
True |
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What causes foetal alcohol syndrome? |
The foetus doesn’t have the liver enzymes needed to break down alcohol. This causes a higher and prolonged concentration of alcohol in the foetus’s blood |
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What is foetal alcohol syndrome? |
Syndrome that occurs as a result of mum drinking alcohol during pregnancy |
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Alcohol is the most common teratogen. True or false? |
True |
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What causes foetal alcohol syndrome? |
The foetus doesn’t have the liver enzymes needed to break down alcohol. This causes a higher and prolonged concentration of alcohol in the foetus’s blood |
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What are the 4 main craniofacial characteristics of foetal alcohol syndrome? |
1) smooth philtrum (space between the nose and upper lip is flatter) 2) thin upper lip 3) flat nasal bridge 4) short palpebral fissures |
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What brain problems can foetal alcohol syndrome cause? |
- mental retardation - trouble learning, concentrating and communication - microcephaly (small head and poor brain development) - behavioural issues (more aggressive than child not exposed to alcohol) |
