Q 01/05

A full-term human pregnancy lasts roughly how long from the last period?

A) About 30 weeks

B) About 40 weeks

C) About 50 weeks

D) About 20 weeks

Answer · why

B) About 40 weeks

That is just over nine months; counting from fertilisation it is about 38 weeks.

Q 02/05

Pregnancy is divided into how many trimesters?

A) Two

B) Four

C) Three

D) Five

Answer · why

C) Three

Each is roughly three months long.

Q 03/05

At what point does a developing baby stop being called an 'embryo' and start being a 'fetus'?

A) At the moment the baby is born alive

B) At around five weeks after implantation

C) At the twenty-week anatomy scan

D) At about ten weeks' gestational age

Answer · why

D) At about ten weeks' gestational age

'Embryo' covers the first seven weeks after implantation.

Q 04/05

Despite its name, when can 'morning sickness' actually strike?

A) At any time of day

B) Only before dawn

C) Only in the evening

D) Only after meals

Answer · why

A) At any time of day

It typically occurs between the 4th and 16th weeks.

Q 05/05

Roughly what share of pregnant women experience morning sickness to some degree?

A) 10 to 20%

B) 30 to 40%

C) 95 to 100%

D) 70 to 80%

Answer · why

D) 70 to 80%

About 60% actually vomit.