Preconception Knowledge Test Answers

 

1.  A Reproductive Life Plan is a set of goals that you make about having or not having

children.  It is discussed with your health care provider so together you can plan for good health for yourself and your baby.

 

2.  More than 50 % of all pregnancies are unplanned in the U.S.  The greatest effects on the unborn baby occur before the woman knows she is pregnant.

 

3.  Folic Acid is a B vitamin which is found in beans, fruits, green vegetables, grains and meats.  Folic Acid can help prevent some birth defects of the baby’s spine and brain if taken before and during pregnancy.

 

4.  In an average week in Nebraska, 64 babies are born preterm (less than 37 completed weeks of pregnancy), and 37 babies are born low birth-weight (less than 5 ½ pounds).

 

5.  Preconception health is not only important for women.  The health of a man also affects his ability to have healthy children.

 

6.  There is no safe level of alcohol intake during pregnancy.  Fetal alcohol syndrome includes growth retardation, physical abnormalities, spinal and brain damage and mental retardation.

 

7.  Research has shown that smoking, alcohol, and drugs  cause abnormal sperm and fertility problems for men.

 

8.  Medications to treat acne, seizures and blood clots have been found to cause birth defects.  Women with diabetes have a greater incident of problems during pregnancy and delivery if their condition is not in good control.

 

9.  Sexually transmitted diseases can cause infertility, pregnancies outside the uterus, and damaging affects to the unborn child.

 

10.  Hepatitis virus, rubella virus and HIV can be passed from the mother to her unborn child resulting in long term damage to the child.

 

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