MIDWIFERY
What does the word midwife mean? - Answer- It means with women, trained professional to assist a pregnant women in childbirth and the after care for both mother and the baby.
Name 4 social determinants of health - Answer- Culture, social norms, quality of education and access to hea...
MIDWIFERY
What does the word midwife mean? - Answer- It means with women, trained
professional to assist a pregnant women in childbirth and the after care for both
mother and the baby.
Name 4 social determinants of health - Answer- Culture, social norms, quality of
education and access to health care services.
What does AHPRA stand for? - Answer- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation
Agency
What does ANMAC stand for? - Answer- Australian Nursing and Midwifery
Accreditation Council
Give 2 Philosophical underpinnings of the concept of partnership in midwifery -
Answer- Midwifery is women centered and midwifery is an independent profession.
List 3 of the 4 domains of the National Competency Standards for the midwife -
Answer- Legal and professional practice, midwifery knowledge and practice,
midwifery as primary health care and reflective and ethical practice.
What does CCE stand for? - Answer- Continuity of Care Experience
When does the embryonic period end? - Answer- Week 8
What hormone is identified with a positive pregnancy test? - Answer- HcG- Human
Chorionic Gonadotropin
List 4 assumptions of Naegeles rule - Answer- The women takes note of regularity
and length of time between periods, last period was a true period, conception
occurred 14 days after 1st day of last period and the women has 28 day cycle.
Purpose of doing lateral palpation - Answer- It identifies foetal position and confirms
lie which is usually longitudinal, can be oblique or transverse.
Why the pregnant woman is given a wedge when assessing - Answer- To avoid
compression of the aorta from the gravid uterus as this may affect her oxygen supply
to brain.
What is the role and responsibilities of a midwife? - Answer- • Perform
• Gather information
• Documentation
• Education and support
• Recognise deviations
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