MATERNITY AND WOMENS HEALTH CARE
13TH EDITION LOWDERMILK ALL
CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 37 COMPLETE
GUIDE TEST BANK 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ 2. Which factor significantly contributed to the shift from home births
to hospital births in the early twentieth century?
a.
The number of hospital births decreased.
b.
Forceps were developed to facilitate difficult births.
c.
The importance of early parent-infant contact was identified.
d.
,Puerperal sepsis was identified as a risk factor in labor and birth.
Answer: ANS: B
The development of forceps to facilitate difficult births by physicians
was a strong factor in the decrease of home births and increase of
hospital births. With the shift toward hospital births, the numbers
increased. The shift to hospital births decreased the amount of parental-
infant contact. Puerperal sepsis has been a known problem for
generations. In the late nineteenth century, Semmelweis discovered how
it could be prevented.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding REF: 1
⩥ 3. A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about the history of
family-centered maternity care. Which statement should the nurse
include in the teaching session?
a.
The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 promoted family-centered care.
b.
, Changes in pharmacologic management of labor prompted family-
centered care.
c.
Demands by physicians for family involvement in childbirth increased
the practice of family-centered care.
d.
Parental requests that infants be allowed to remain with them rather than
in a nursery initiated the practice of family-centered care.. Answer:
ANS: D
As research began to identify the benefits of early extended parent-infant
contact, parents began to insist that the infant remain with them. This
gradually developed into the practice of rooming-in and finally to
family-centered maternity care. The Sheppard-Towner Act provided
funds for state-managed programs for mothers and children but did not
promote family-centered care. The changes in pharmacologic
management of labor were not a factor in family-centered maternity
care. Family-centered care was a request by parents, not physicians.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 2, 3
13TH EDITION LOWDERMILK ALL
CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 37 COMPLETE
GUIDE TEST BANK 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ 2. Which factor significantly contributed to the shift from home births
to hospital births in the early twentieth century?
a.
The number of hospital births decreased.
b.
Forceps were developed to facilitate difficult births.
c.
The importance of early parent-infant contact was identified.
d.
,Puerperal sepsis was identified as a risk factor in labor and birth.
Answer: ANS: B
The development of forceps to facilitate difficult births by physicians
was a strong factor in the decrease of home births and increase of
hospital births. With the shift toward hospital births, the numbers
increased. The shift to hospital births decreased the amount of parental-
infant contact. Puerperal sepsis has been a known problem for
generations. In the late nineteenth century, Semmelweis discovered how
it could be prevented.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding REF: 1
⩥ 3. A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about the history of
family-centered maternity care. Which statement should the nurse
include in the teaching session?
a.
The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 promoted family-centered care.
b.
, Changes in pharmacologic management of labor prompted family-
centered care.
c.
Demands by physicians for family involvement in childbirth increased
the practice of family-centered care.
d.
Parental requests that infants be allowed to remain with them rather than
in a nursery initiated the practice of family-centered care.. Answer:
ANS: D
As research began to identify the benefits of early extended parent-infant
contact, parents began to insist that the infant remain with them. This
gradually developed into the practice of rooming-in and finally to
family-centered maternity care. The Sheppard-Towner Act provided
funds for state-managed programs for mothers and children but did not
promote family-centered care. The changes in pharmacologic
management of labor were not a factor in family-centered maternity
care. Family-centered care was a request by parents, not physicians.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 2, 3
