February is International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month! Take this quiz to find out how much you know about prenatal infections!
Group B strep
E. coli
Mycoplasmas
None of these - intact membranes prevent any microorganisms from infecting babies in utero
A, b, and c - all of these as well as some other microorganisms can cross intact membranes and infect babies in utero
0.1%
100%
25%
2%
True
False
Hot dogs (unless heated until steaming hot)
Cottage cheese
Raw milk
Raw/undercooked fish
Eggs
Tofu products
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True
False
They are diseases not infections
Sex isn't the only way they're spread
They are only found in the gastrointestinal tract
They occur naturally in the body
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Across the placenta
After prolonged rupture of the membranes
Breastfeeding
During birth from the birth canal
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If the mother is infected there is a 10-15% chance of fetal infection.
65% of women who get chickenpox develop pneumonia.
Infection with chickenpox in the later stages of pregnancy can cause premature delivery.
If a pregnant women has chickenpox during the first or early second trimester, there is a risk that the baby might have birth defects.
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True
False
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At conception
Around the 12th week
Around the 28th week
Around the 35th week
Immunities are not passed to the baby; they develop their own
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This is the routine prenatal dipstick check that it usually done at each prenatal visit.
In the US and some other countries, it's routine to culture a pregnant woman's urine for bacteria early in pregnancy.
Bacteria in a pregnant woman's urine is not potentially harmful for her unborn baby.
Bacteria in a pregnant woman's urine can indicate that there is a heavy amount of the bacteria where it can harm the unborn baby.
Both A and C
Both B and D
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