CHAPTER 1 MATERNITY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE
TODAY QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS|ALREADY
GRADED A
What are "granny midwives"? Correct Ans- - Most common form of
childbirth assistance before the 20th century
- Trained by apprenticeship
- Death rates were high at this time
Why did births start becoming more physician- assisted in the late 19th
century? Correct Ans- Medical developments were available to
physicians, but not midwives
By _____, __% of all US births occurred in hospitals. Correct Ans-
1960; 90
After the physicians began taking over childbirth, what happened to the
midwives? Correct Ans- Midwifery became illegal, and nurse-midwives
weren't being educated
Primary functions of the nurse in childbirth Correct Ans- -Assist
physician
-Follow prescribed medical orders after birth
TODAY QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS|ALREADY
GRADED A
What are "granny midwives"? Correct Ans- - Most common form of
childbirth assistance before the 20th century
- Trained by apprenticeship
- Death rates were high at this time
Why did births start becoming more physician- assisted in the late 19th
century? Correct Ans- Medical developments were available to
physicians, but not midwives
By _____, __% of all US births occurred in hospitals. Correct Ans-
1960; 90
After the physicians began taking over childbirth, what happened to the
midwives? Correct Ans- Midwifery became illegal, and nurse-midwives
weren't being educated
Primary functions of the nurse in childbirth Correct Ans- -Assist
physician
-Follow prescribed medical orders after birth
