LADYTIMER DAILY QUIZ
May 18, 2022
It is okay to give babies small amount of cough or cold medicine if they aren’t feeling well.
No children under 2 years of age should be given cold medications. These medications can be life threatening for children who are too young to take them. Other at home methods, such as saline sprays, nasal suctioning, or ibuprofen can help relieve symptoms.
After three months, the chance of miscarriage increases significantly.
Since your baby's most critical development has taken place by month 3, your chance of miscarriage drops considerably after three months.
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).
Endometriosis is the result of the lack of necessary uterine tissue growth.
Endometriosis occurs when tissue that normally grows in the uterus implants and grows in other locations. This extra tissue growth — and the surgical removal of it — can cause scarring, which may obstruct the tube and keep the egg and sperm from uniting.
Klinefelter’s syndrome is a common genetic cause of male infertility.
The most common genetic causes of infertility are chromosomal conditions that affect sperm production. These include: Klinefelter’s syndrome, Y chromosome deletions, other genetic problems, such as Down syndrome.
Sexually transmitted diseases such as Chlamydia are a preventable cause of infertility.
Chlamydia and gonorrhea are important preventable causes of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility.
