NURS 3315 TOP Study Guide Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

NURS 3315 TOP Study Guide Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Name trend and issues in maternity - ✔✔✔ 1. increased birth rates in women 40+ 2. increased involvement of significant other and less intervention 3. 1/3 of all US deliveries are c -section 4. increased preterm birth rates and increased survival Name infant and maternal trends - ✔✔✔ 1. infant mortality increases when there is a lower birth weight 2. increase in infant deaths <16 and >44 3. infant and maternal mortality have decreased but still too high for the resources we have 4. decrease in teen birth has totally fertility rate declined or inclined in 2019? - ✔✔✔ declined, but US still one of the highest among rich countries what age range have birth rates decreased in? - ✔✔✔ females aged 15-19 Has cesarean delivery rate increased or decreased? - ✔✔✔ decreased why do we want to decrease cesarean section rates? - ✔✔✔ more expensive and more risk to mother and baby what risks do mothers face in c -section - ✔✔✔ 1. postpartum hemorrhage 2. infection 3. blood clots 4. increased risk for future pregnancies how to cesarean section rates change with age in the US? - ✔✔✔ c-section rates increase with a woman's age which race has higher cesarean rates in the US? - ✔✔✔ blacks which states in the US have high er c-section rates? - ✔✔✔ texas, florida etc the southeast maternal mortality is defined by what? - ✔✔✔ death from any cause related to pregnancy, whether it be during pregnancy, childbirth or up to 1 year of termination of pregnancy what Staes have higher mortality rate? - ✔✔✔ southeast, they also have higher c -section rates. what race has the highest maternal mortality rate in the US and why? - ✔✔✔ blacks, have higher cesarean delivery rates what is the number one cause of pregnancy related deaths in the US? - ✔✔✔ cardiovascular diseases what are the primary causes of pregnancy deaths developing countries? - ✔✔✔ severe hemorrhage, infections, eclampsia(seizures due to high BP), obstructed labor or complications of abortion. what things can increase the pre term births? - ✔✔✔ when mom is obese, smokes, substance abuse, age, stress. An early induction of labor(before 39weeks), health disparity, or having multiple babies(twins, triplets etc.) what complications come with obese pregnant women before labor&delivery? - ✔✔✔ increased risk of infertility, and during antepartum complications such as HTN, preeclampsia, GDM,UTI, thromboembolism. what complications come with obese pregnant women during labor and delivery? - ✔✔✔ cesarean delivery, postpartum hemorrhage, poor wound healing in c -section, prolonged labor, birth trauma(dystocia), large for gestational age