Maternal mortality rate
- measure the risk of dying related to pregnancy, child birth and puerperium
- index of the obstetrical care needed and received by the mother in the community
What are the cause of maternal mortality rate
- hemorrhage
- sepsis
- obstructed labor
- hypertensive
...
Maternal mortality rate - ANSWER- - measure the risk of dying related to
pregnancy, child birth and puerperium
- index of the obstetrical care needed and received by the mother in the
community
What are the cause of maternal mortality rate - ANSWER- - hemorrhage
- sepsis
- obstructed labor
- hypertensive
- complications related to unsafe abortion
infant mortality rate - ANSWER- -Measuring the risk of dying during the first year
of life.
- It is a good index of the general health condition of a community
causes of infant mortality - ANSWER- - bacterial sepsis related to new born
- respiratory distress of the new born
- pneumonia
- disorder related to short gestation and low birth weight
- congenital pneumonia
- congenital malformation
- neonatal aspiration syndrome
- intrauterine hypoxia
fetal death rate - ANSWER- - Measures pregnancy wastage.
- Death of the product of conception occurs prior to its complete expulsion,
irrespective of duration of pregnancy.
Genetics - ANSWER- - study of the way such disorders occur.
genetic assessment - ANSWER- - Detailed family history (3rd gen)
- Physical exam of both the parents & any affected children
- Series of lab assays of the blood, amniotic fluid, and the maternal and fetal cells.
, genetic disorder - ANSWER- - Inherited or genetic disorders can be passed from
one generation to the next because they result from some change or mutation in
the gene or some chromosome structure.
- a result of some changes in chromosome structure.
genetic counseling - ANSWER- - It is essential that information revealed in
genetic screening
purpose of genetic counseling - ANSWER- - Provide concrete, accurate
information about the process of inheritance & inherited disorders.
- Reassure their child may inherit a particular disorder that the disorder will not
occur.
- Allow people who are affected by inherited disorders to make informed choices
about future reproduction.
- Allow people to pursue potential interventions that may exist, such as fetal
surgery.
- Allow families to begin preparation for a child with special needs.
Assessment that categorize pregnancy at risk - ANSWER- - high-risk pregnancy
- obstetrical history
- medical history
- Current Obstetric Status
- Psychosocial Factor
- Demographic Factors
- Lifestyle
- Vulnerable Groups are Pregnant women
What is a high risk pregnancy? - ANSWER- - Concurrent disorder pregnancy-
related complications
-pregnancy with chronic illnesses
- pregnancy with good health but then develop a complication of pregnancy
- combination of particular circumstances (poverty, lack of support people, poor
coping mechanisms or genetic inheritance or past history of pregnancy
complications)
What is 5 example obstetrical history - ANSWER- - History of Infertility
- Premature cervical dilatation
- Uterine /cervical anomaly
- Preterm labor/birth/cesarean birth
- Two or more spontaneous/elective abortions
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