PSI Exam: Perinatal Loss (Advanced Training Manual) –
Questions And Accurate Answers
Infertility Right Ans - - Unable to conceive after one year of trying (six
months if a women is over age 35).
What is the percentage of women in the US ages 15-44 who struggle to
conceive or stay pregnant? Right Ans - - 10% (6.1 million)
What percentage of women now have their first child after age 35? Right
Ans - - 20%
Fertility challenges in the US affects approximately how many couples?
Right Ans - - 1 in 8
Fertility challenges are usually treated by who? Right Ans - - Reproductive
Endocrinologist (an OB with additional fellowship training and certification).
Do insurance companies cover fertility treatment? Right Ans - - Many
insurance companies exclude fertility treatment from coverage, or
significantly limit coverage.
Fertility treatment is expensive and can be difficult to manage with other life
stressors Right Ans - - Patients must have adequate funds.
- Job flexibility for many early morning appointments
- Access to experts in their area
Regarding fertility, data suggests __________ % male factor and ___________ %
female factor Right Ans - - 50% and 50%
True or False: Women tend to be the identified client even if it's male factor
infertiility Right Ans - - True
Does motherhood tend to be deeply embedded in identity? Right Ans - -
Yes. "Who am I without this?"
- Infertility can be a deeply isolating experience as the world imposes
motherhood on every platform (stores, social media, spiritual communities).
- Can feel left behind as friends proceed through family building
, - Lots of family and religious pressure
Working with individuals and/or couples Right Ans - - Life is in two week
cycles (two weeks until period, two weeks to ovulation).
- National infertility awareness week
- Support groups are helpful
How many women in the US have an abortion by the time they are 45 years
old? Right Ans - - 3 out of 10
What are some feelings due to ending a pregnancy? Right Ans - - Guilt,
shame and/or reluctance to share this loss with others.
- Complex feelings of grief and/or relief due to ending a pregnancy
- Physical/emotional pain to undergo the termination procedure
When is a surgical abortion? Right Ans - - 14-24.6+ weeks
State guidelines about abortions Right Ans - - Sometimes individuals must
make decisions under time constraints (state by state laws about gestational
age limitations)
- Abortions are medical and surgical
What is considered a "late" abortion? Right Ans - - 26+ weeks
Late stage abortion clinics are often utilized for what? Right Ans - - For
maternal health risks and fetal anomaly diagnoses received after state
regulation guidelines.
What is Intrauterine Fetal Demise (IUFD)? Right Ans - - The intrauterine
death and subsequent delivery (stillbirth) of a developing fetus that occurs
beyond 20 weeks of gestation
Miscarriage is less than how many weeks? Right Ans - - Less than 20 weeks
Stillbirth is greater than how many weeks? Right Ans - - Greater than 20
weeks
How many fetuses in the US die each year before birth? Right Ans - - More
than 1 million
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