OB: Ch. 1 INTRODUCTION QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
"Family Centered" Care correct answer -Family Centered Care
-----Maternity Nurses also care for the fathers, significant others, families....
-Emphasis is on the family and the family's choices about the birth experience
-Partners are encouraged to be active participants
-Siblings are encouraged to visit the new member of the family
Abortus: correct answer an embryo or fetus that is removed or expelled from the
uterus at 20 weeks of gestation or less, weighs 500g or less, or measures 25cm or
less
Access to Health Care correct answer -Lack of access can be due to:
-Lack of health insurance
----47 million (15.8%) of population lack health insurance
----Medicaid is the most prevalent form of insurance for pregnant women
-Lack of healthcare providers who will care for Medicaid patients
-Lack of transportation
-Cultural and family influences
Birthrate in 2012 correct answer Fertility rate (ages 15-44 years) in United States
was 63.2 births per 1,000 in 2012
, Birthrate: correct answer number of life births in one year per 1000 population
Childbirth Practices
-Prenatal Care
-Preventative Care correct answer Promotes healthier pregnancies and better
outcomes.
Childbirth Practices
Choice of Provider/ Healthcare Facility correct answer -In 2005, 92% of births
were attended by physicians, whereas 8% of births were attended by Midwifes
-99% of all births were in a hospital
-32.8% attended by Midwives in 2010 & 2011 (Hamilton et al. 2012)
---This is the highest rate ever in the United States
---Rate of VBAC's declined.
Childbirth Practices
Discharge from Care correct answer --Legislation has been enacted that ensures
that mothers and babies are permitted to stay in the hospital at least 48 hours
after a vaginal birth and 96 hours following a cesarean section, if they choose.
--24 hour discharge after birth has become a norm.
ACCURATE ANSWERS
"Family Centered" Care correct answer -Family Centered Care
-----Maternity Nurses also care for the fathers, significant others, families....
-Emphasis is on the family and the family's choices about the birth experience
-Partners are encouraged to be active participants
-Siblings are encouraged to visit the new member of the family
Abortus: correct answer an embryo or fetus that is removed or expelled from the
uterus at 20 weeks of gestation or less, weighs 500g or less, or measures 25cm or
less
Access to Health Care correct answer -Lack of access can be due to:
-Lack of health insurance
----47 million (15.8%) of population lack health insurance
----Medicaid is the most prevalent form of insurance for pregnant women
-Lack of healthcare providers who will care for Medicaid patients
-Lack of transportation
-Cultural and family influences
Birthrate in 2012 correct answer Fertility rate (ages 15-44 years) in United States
was 63.2 births per 1,000 in 2012
, Birthrate: correct answer number of life births in one year per 1000 population
Childbirth Practices
-Prenatal Care
-Preventative Care correct answer Promotes healthier pregnancies and better
outcomes.
Childbirth Practices
Choice of Provider/ Healthcare Facility correct answer -In 2005, 92% of births
were attended by physicians, whereas 8% of births were attended by Midwifes
-99% of all births were in a hospital
-32.8% attended by Midwives in 2010 & 2011 (Hamilton et al. 2012)
---This is the highest rate ever in the United States
---Rate of VBAC's declined.
Childbirth Practices
Discharge from Care correct answer --Legislation has been enacted that ensures
that mothers and babies are permitted to stay in the hospital at least 48 hours
after a vaginal birth and 96 hours following a cesarean section, if they choose.
--24 hour discharge after birth has become a norm.
