Chapter 01: Maternity and Women's Health
Care Today Foundations of Maternal-
Newborn & Women's Health Nursing, 7th
Edition questions and 100% verified answers
2025/2026
1. A nurse educator 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. Expectant parents ask a prenatal nurse educator, "Which setting for childbirth limits the amount of
parent-infant interaction?" Which answer should the nurse provide for these parents in order to assist
them in choosing an appropriate birth setting?
a.
Birth center
, b.
Home birth
c.
Traditional hospital birth
d.
Labor, birth, and recovery room - Answer ANS: C
In the traditional hospital setting, the mother may see the infant for only short feeding periods, and the
infant is cared for in a separate nursery. Birth centers are set up to allow an increase in parent-infant
contact. Home births allow the greatest amount of parent-infant contact. The labor, birth, recovery, and
postpartum room setting allows for increased parent-infant contact.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which statement best describes the advantage of a labor, birth, recovery, and postpartum (LDRP)
room?
a.
The family is in a familiar environment.
b.
They are less expensive than traditional hospital rooms.
c.
The infant is removed to the nursery to allow the mother to rest.
d.
The woman's support system is encouraged to stay until discharge. - Answer ANS: D
Sleeping equipment is provided in a private room. A hospital setting is never a familiar environment to
new parents. An LDRP room is not less expensive than a traditional hospital room. The baby remains
with the mother at all times and is not removed to the nursery for routine care or testing. The father or
other designated members of the mother's support system are encouraged to stay at all times.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. Which nursing intervention is an independent function of the professional nurse?
Care Today Foundations of Maternal-
Newborn & Women's Health Nursing, 7th
Edition questions and 100% verified answers
2025/2026
1. A nurse educator 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. Expectant parents ask a prenatal nurse educator, "Which setting for childbirth limits the amount of
parent-infant interaction?" Which answer should the nurse provide for these parents in order to assist
them in choosing an appropriate birth setting?
a.
Birth center
, b.
Home birth
c.
Traditional hospital birth
d.
Labor, birth, and recovery room - Answer ANS: C
In the traditional hospital setting, the mother may see the infant for only short feeding periods, and the
infant is cared for in a separate nursery. Birth centers are set up to allow an increase in parent-infant
contact. Home births allow the greatest amount of parent-infant contact. The labor, birth, recovery, and
postpartum room setting allows for increased parent-infant contact.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which statement best describes the advantage of a labor, birth, recovery, and postpartum (LDRP)
room?
a.
The family is in a familiar environment.
b.
They are less expensive than traditional hospital rooms.
c.
The infant is removed to the nursery to allow the mother to rest.
d.
The woman's support system is encouraged to stay until discharge. - Answer ANS: D
Sleeping equipment is provided in a private room. A hospital setting is never a familiar environment to
new parents. An LDRP room is not less expensive than a traditional hospital room. The baby remains
with the mother at all times and is not removed to the nursery for routine care or testing. The father or
other designated members of the mother's support system are encouraged to stay at all times.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: Patient Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. Which nursing intervention is an independent function of the professional nurse?
