Test Bank for Maternity and Women’s Health Care, 13th
Edition
Healthy People 2020 Goals - Maternal/Infant-Related - ANSWER A set of objectives
to reduce fetal and infant deaths, maternal mortality, preterm births, and cesarean
births among low-risk women
Fertility Rate - ANSWER The number of births per 1000 women aged 15 to 44 years,
which was 60.3 in 2017
Birth Rate for Teens - ANSWER The rate of births for teens aged 15 to 19 years,
which declined by 7% since 2016 to 18.8 in 2017
Cesarean Birth Rate - ANSWER The percentage of cesarean births among low-risk
women, which increased slightly from 31.9% in 2016 to 32% in 2017
Ethical Issues in Perinatal Nursing and Women's Health Care - ANSWER Concerns
related to reproductive technology, resource allocation, older-age pregnancies, third-
party payers, induced ovulation, in vitro fertilization, multifetal pregnancy reduction,
intrauterine fetal surgery, and treatment of very low-birth-weight infants
Family Genogram - ANSWER A family tree format depicting relationships of families
over at least three generations
Vulnerable Populations - ANSWER Groups such as women, racial and ethnic
minorities, adolescent girls, older women, incarcerated women, immigrant, refugee,
and migrant women, who face significant health disparities and challenges in
accessing healthcare
Conception - ANSWER The union of a single egg and a single sperm, which is not
an isolated event but part of a sequential process
Ovum - ANSWER The female reproductive cell with two protective layers,
considered fertile for about 24 hours after ovulation
Sperm - ANSWER The male reproductive cell with capacitation (removal of sperm's
protective coating) and acrosome (a cap on the sperm)
Zygote - ANSWER The first cell of the new individual formed after fertilization
Implantation - ANSWER The process occurring 6-10 days after conception, involving
the embedding of the blastocyst in the endometrium
Chorionic Villi - ANSWER Structures that form the fetal part of the placenta, including
decidua basalis, decidua capsularis, and decidua vera
Edition
Healthy People 2020 Goals - Maternal/Infant-Related - ANSWER A set of objectives
to reduce fetal and infant deaths, maternal mortality, preterm births, and cesarean
births among low-risk women
Fertility Rate - ANSWER The number of births per 1000 women aged 15 to 44 years,
which was 60.3 in 2017
Birth Rate for Teens - ANSWER The rate of births for teens aged 15 to 19 years,
which declined by 7% since 2016 to 18.8 in 2017
Cesarean Birth Rate - ANSWER The percentage of cesarean births among low-risk
women, which increased slightly from 31.9% in 2016 to 32% in 2017
Ethical Issues in Perinatal Nursing and Women's Health Care - ANSWER Concerns
related to reproductive technology, resource allocation, older-age pregnancies, third-
party payers, induced ovulation, in vitro fertilization, multifetal pregnancy reduction,
intrauterine fetal surgery, and treatment of very low-birth-weight infants
Family Genogram - ANSWER A family tree format depicting relationships of families
over at least three generations
Vulnerable Populations - ANSWER Groups such as women, racial and ethnic
minorities, adolescent girls, older women, incarcerated women, immigrant, refugee,
and migrant women, who face significant health disparities and challenges in
accessing healthcare
Conception - ANSWER The union of a single egg and a single sperm, which is not
an isolated event but part of a sequential process
Ovum - ANSWER The female reproductive cell with two protective layers,
considered fertile for about 24 hours after ovulation
Sperm - ANSWER The male reproductive cell with capacitation (removal of sperm's
protective coating) and acrosome (a cap on the sperm)
Zygote - ANSWER The first cell of the new individual formed after fertilization
Implantation - ANSWER The process occurring 6-10 days after conception, involving
the embedding of the blastocyst in the endometrium
Chorionic Villi - ANSWER Structures that form the fetal part of the placenta, including
decidua basalis, decidua capsularis, and decidua vera
