Question

Women having their first child after the age of 35 have a greater 

A. Average blood loss than younger women. 

B. Incidence of ineffective uterine contractions during labour. 

C. Compliance of the perineum and vagina. 

D. Incidence of fetal abnormalities. 

E. Risk of spontaneous abortion.

Answer 1

A. True Uterine contraction is less effective in stopping bleeding. 

B. True Again, due to deteriorating uterine function with age.

C. False It is less; Caesarean section is more often needed. 

D. True Down’s syndrome is one example of the genetic problems. 

E. True Fetal abnormalities may be an important cause of this.