LADYTIMER DAILY QUIZ
Apr 15, 2024
Having one miscarriage increases the chances of future pregnancies ending in miscarriages.
To an extent. A woman who has experienced a single miscarriage has the same chances of experiencing another miscarriage with her next pregnancy as a woman who has had zero miscarriages. The chances of a miscarriage only increase with two or more experienced miscarriages.
At what age does a woman’s risk of miscarriage drastically rise?
The older a woman is, the more abnormal ova they will have compared to healthy ova. When a woman reaches her mid thirties her chances of a miscarriage will rise by 16 percent, and by 44-46 years of age a woman’s chances of losing their child will have risen by 60 percent.
A two-month-old baby should be able to hold his or her head up.
By two months a baby’s neck muscles should have developed enough for them to support the weight of their own heads for short periods of time.
By the age of four months, a baby should be able to:
A)
Hold head up without support
B)
Bring hands to his or her mouth
C)
Follow objects or things close to his or her face with eyes
By four months, a baby should have developed the neck strength to hold his or her head unsupported, to stick his or her hands in the mouth, perhaps sucking on fingers, and to watch things move with his or her eyes.
What does folic acid help prevent?
A)
Low birth weight for the child
B)
Defects of the brain and spinal cord
C)
Weight gain for the mother
D)
Defects of hands and feet
Folic acid helps prevent neural tube defects (NTDs)—serious birth defects of the spinal cord (such as spina bifida) and the brain (such as anencephaly).
PCOS does not affect the menstrual cycle, but does cause small cysts in the ovary.
With PCOS, women typically have, missed or irregular periods (monthly bleeding), and many small cysts (fluid-filled sacs) in their ovaries.