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Antepartum - ANSWER Before onset of labor
Intrapartum - ANSWER Time of labor and birth
Postpartum - ANSWER First 6 weeks after childbirth
Family centered care - ANSWER Safe, high-quality care that recognizes and adapts
to both the physical and psychosocial needs of the family including the newborn,
goal is to foster family unity
Doula - ANSWER Trained labor support person who provides physical and
emotional support throughout labor and sometimes during the postpartum period
Nurse roles in maternal health - ANSWER Communicator, teacher, collaborator,
researcher, advocate, manager
Baseline data - ANSWER Describes the health status before interventions begin
Cultural assessment - ANSWER Determining the family's ethnic affiliation and
prescribed practices, customs, and rituals related to pregnancy and childbirth
Factors Related to Poor Access to Health Care - ANSWER Poverty, unemployment,
lack of medical insurance, adolescence, minority group, inner city residence, rural
residence, unmarried mother status, less than high school education, inability to
speak English
Screening questions of abuse - ANSWER Threats, physical hurt, forced sexual
activities, fear
Cues indicating violence against women - ANSWER Facial grimacing, slow and
unsteady gait, vomiting, abdominal tenderness, injuries, vague somatic complaints
Assisting women with developing a safety plan - ANSWER Locate nearest shelter,
identify safe routes, hide essential items, devise a code word, memorize hotline
number, review safety plan frequently
Ethical dilemma - ANSWER Situation in which no solution is completely satisfactory
Deontological model - ANSWER Determines what is right by applying ethical
principles and moral rules
Utilitarian model - ANSWER Approaches ethical dilemmas by analyzing the benefits
and burdens of any course of action to find one that will result in the greatest amount
of good