Ricci Chapter 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) - CORRECT ANSWER - has postgraduate training in the
care of normal pregnancy and delivery and is certified by the American College of Nurse
Midwives
doula - CORRECT ANSWER - birth assistant who provides emotional, physical, and
educational support to the woman and family during childbirth and the postpartum period
Mortality - CORRECT ANSWER - the incidence or number of people who have died over
a specific period
maternal mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWER - the annual number of deaths from any
cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management during pregnancy and childbirth
or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy
fetal mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWER - fetal death rate which refers to the
intrauterine death of a fetus who is 20 weeks of gestation or more per 1000 live births
infant mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWER - the number of deaths occurring in the first
12 months
neonatal mortality - CORRECT ANSWER - the death rate of infants less than one month
old
childhood mortality - CORRECT ANSWER - the number of deaths per 100000 population
in children 1 to 14
morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER - measure of prevalence of a specific illness in a
population at a particular time
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) - CORRECT ANSWER - has postgraduate training in the
care of normal pregnancy and delivery and is certified by the American College of Nurse
Midwives
doula - CORRECT ANSWER - birth assistant who provides emotional, physical, and
educational support to the woman and family during childbirth and the postpartum period
Mortality - CORRECT ANSWER - the incidence or number of people who have died over
a specific period
maternal mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWER - the annual number of deaths from any
cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management during pregnancy and childbirth
or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy
fetal mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWER - fetal death rate which refers to the
intrauterine death of a fetus who is 20 weeks of gestation or more per 1000 live births
infant mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWER - the number of deaths occurring in the first
12 months
neonatal mortality - CORRECT ANSWER - the death rate of infants less than one month
old
childhood mortality - CORRECT ANSWER - the number of deaths per 100000 population
in children 1 to 14
morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER - measure of prevalence of a specific illness in a
population at a particular time
