Maternity nursing care - ANSWER focuses on the care of childbearing women
and their families through all stages of pregnancy and birth and during the
first 4 weeks after birth
Women's health care - ANSWER focuses on the physical, psychologic, and
social needs unique to women throughout their lives
Certified nurse midwife (CNM) - ANSWER -RNs who have completed a
specified program of study and clinical experience recognized by the
American College of Midwives
-have completed their education
Women's health NP (WHNP) - ANSWER RN who has completed an additional
educational program for certification; emphasis on health maintenance not
birthing babies
Changing childbirth practices - ANSWER -early risk assessment: high risk
clients priority, nutrition, smoking cessation (quit by end of 1st trimester;
withdrawal, more aggressive, and lower IQ if woman smokes)
-mid-level providers: CRNP and CNM
-relaxed rules: pushing, doulas (trained female support), family centered,
childbirth education, family leave up to 12 wks, & healthy people 2020
Abortus - ANSWER an embryo or fetus that is removed or expelled from the
, uterus at 20 weeks of gestation or less, weighs 500 g or less, or measures 25
cm or less
Birth rate - ANSWER the number of births in a year for every 1,000 people in
a population
Fertility rate - ANSWER the number of births per 1000 women b/t ages of
15-44 years calculated on a yearly basis
infant mortality rate - ANSWER number of deaths for infants younger than 1
year of age per 1000 live births
Maternal mortality rate - ANSWER number of maternal deaths from births
and complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium(first 42 days
after the end of the pregnancy) per 100,000 live births
Neonatal mortality rate - ANSWER number of stillbirths and number of
neonatal deaths per 1000 live births
Stillbirth - ANSWER an infant who, at birth, demonstrates no signs of life
such as breathing, heartbeat, or voluntary muscle movements
High infant mortality rate and incidence of LBW infants - ANSWER current
trends in fertility and birthrates?
Preventing LBW - ANSWER -regionalization of perinatal care
-high technology care
-community based care
-childbirth practices
-proper nutrition, education, smoking cessation, making sure at risk mothers
keep their appts
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