Midwifes question n answers 2023(updated)

MidwifesMIDWIVES: - correct answer Monitor the physical, psychological and social well-being of the mother throughout the childbearing cycle; Provide the mother with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum support; Minimize technological interventions and; Identify and refer women who require obstetrical attention. THIS WOMAN-CENTERED MIDWIFERY MODEL OF CARE HAS BEEN PROVEN TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF BIRTH INJURY, TRAUMA, AND CESAREAN SECTION. The techno-medical model of maternity care is based on the belief that pregnancy and labor are illnesses, which, in order to not be harmful to mother or baby, must be treated with drugs and medical equipment. - correct answer Eating and drinking in labor are usually not permitted. Labor pain is seen as unacceptable, so analgesia and anesthesia are encouraged. Once labor starts, birth must take place within twenty-four hours. Some medical intervention is considered necessary for every birth, and birth is safe only in retrospect. Women generally labor in bed hooked up to electronic fetal monitors (externally and/or internally), intravenous tubes and uterine pressure reading devices. International Definition of a Midwife - correct answer is recognized as a responsible and accountable professional who works in partnership with women to give the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labor and the postpartum period, to conduct births on the midwife's own responsibility and to provide care for the newborn and the infant. This care includes preventive measures, the promotion of normal birth, the detection of complications in mother and child, the accessing of medical or other appropriate assistance and the carrying out of emergency measures. Certified Midwife (CM) - correct answer is an individual educated in the discipline of midwifery, who possesses evidence of certification according to the requirements of the American College of Nurse-Midwives. is also used in certain states as a designation of certification by the state or midwifery organization. Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) - correct answer is an individual educated in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery, who possesses evidence of certification according to the requirements of the American College of Nurse-Midwives. Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) - correct answer is a knowledgeable, skilled and professional independent midwifery practitioner who has met the standards for certification set by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and is qualified to provide the midwifery model of care. The CPM is the only international credential that requires knowledge about and experience in out-of-hospital settings. Direct-Entry Midwife (DEM) - correct answer is an independent practitioner educated in the discipline of midwifery through self-study, apprenticeship, a midwifery school, or a college- or university-based program distinct from the discipline of nursing. A direct-entry midwife is trained to provide the Midwives Model of Care to healthy women and newborns throughout the childbearing cycle primarily in out-of-hospital settings. Licensed Midwife (LM) - correct answer is a midwife who is licensed to practice in a particular jurisdiction (usually a state or province). Lay Midwife - correct answer has been used to designate an uncertified or unlicensed midwife who was educated through informal routes such as self-study or apprenticeship rather than through a formal program. This term does not necessarily mean a low level of education, just that the midwife either chose not to become certified or licensed, or there was no certification available for her type of education. Other similar terms to describe uncertified or unlicensed midwives are traditional midwife, traditional birth attendant, granny midwife and independent midwife. Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America:Objective - correct answer To evaluate the safety of home births in North America involving direct entry midwives, in jurisdictions where the practice is not well integrated into the healthcare system. Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America:Setting - correct answer All home births involving certified professional midwives across the United States (98% of cohort) and Canada, 2000.