NFDN 2004 FINAL Exam Questions
with Correct Solutions.
Perinatal - Answer - Around the time of birth
Neonatal - Answer - Pertaining to newborn/infant
Mortality - Answer - Death rate
Morbidity - Answer - The rate of incidence of a disease
Perinatal Mortality Rate - Answer - Number of stillbirths and number of neonatal deaths per
1000 live births
- Baby could have died in utero or could die at any other point up until 28 days after birth
- ***The perinatal death rate includes the fetal death rate and neonatal death rate***
Maternal Morbidity - Answer - The who organization defines maternal morbidity as "any
health condition attributed to and/or aggravated by pregnancy and childbirth that has a
negative impact on the woman's wellbeing".
What are some examples of Maternal Morbidity? - Answer - Blood transfusions
- Post-partum hemorrhage
- Hysterectomy
- Cardiac arrest
- Myocardial infarction
- Pulmonary edema
- Pueperal sepsis
- Uterine Rupture
- Eclampsia
Maternal Mortality Rate - Answer - Death as a result of the reproductive process or within 42
days of the termination of the pregnancy.
- ** DOES NOT include accidental death or incidental death **
What is the Maternal Mortality Rate in Canada? - Answer 8.82 per 100,000 live births (2018)
, Fetal Death Rate - Answer - Death in Utero of fetus 500 G or more (roughly 20 weeks
pregnancy)/100 births
What are some common causes of Fetal death? - Answer - Premature labour
- Maternal Illness
- Maternal Malnutrition
- Fetal factors such as chromosomal disorders, poor placental attachment
Neonatal Death Rate - Answer - Number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age/1000 live
births
What are some common causes of Neonatal death? - Answer - Prematurity, congenital
issues, other
- The neonatal death rate reflects the quality of prenatal care, care in labour and care of the
newborn
Infant Mortality Rate - Answer - Number of deaths of infants under 1 yr of age/1000 live
births
What does the infant mortality rate tell us? - Answer - ** This is an indicator of a country's
general health. Measures the quality of prenatal care, nutrition, sanitation as well as infant
health. **
What are the 3 Psychological Tasks of Pregnancy? - Answer 1. Acceptance of Pregnancy
- First trimester
2. Accepting the baby
- Second trimester
3. Acceptance of being parents
- Third trimester
These psychological tasks of pregnancy incorporate the maternal adaptation that we see in
women.
What is Naegles Rule? - Answer This is how we calculate EDD (estimated due date).
1. First day of LNMP
2. Add 7 days and Add 9 mo/Add 7 days and subtract 3 mo
What is gravida? - Answer How many PREGNANCIES, a woman has had including the current
one
with Correct Solutions.
Perinatal - Answer - Around the time of birth
Neonatal - Answer - Pertaining to newborn/infant
Mortality - Answer - Death rate
Morbidity - Answer - The rate of incidence of a disease
Perinatal Mortality Rate - Answer - Number of stillbirths and number of neonatal deaths per
1000 live births
- Baby could have died in utero or could die at any other point up until 28 days after birth
- ***The perinatal death rate includes the fetal death rate and neonatal death rate***
Maternal Morbidity - Answer - The who organization defines maternal morbidity as "any
health condition attributed to and/or aggravated by pregnancy and childbirth that has a
negative impact on the woman's wellbeing".
What are some examples of Maternal Morbidity? - Answer - Blood transfusions
- Post-partum hemorrhage
- Hysterectomy
- Cardiac arrest
- Myocardial infarction
- Pulmonary edema
- Pueperal sepsis
- Uterine Rupture
- Eclampsia
Maternal Mortality Rate - Answer - Death as a result of the reproductive process or within 42
days of the termination of the pregnancy.
- ** DOES NOT include accidental death or incidental death **
What is the Maternal Mortality Rate in Canada? - Answer 8.82 per 100,000 live births (2018)
, Fetal Death Rate - Answer - Death in Utero of fetus 500 G or more (roughly 20 weeks
pregnancy)/100 births
What are some common causes of Fetal death? - Answer - Premature labour
- Maternal Illness
- Maternal Malnutrition
- Fetal factors such as chromosomal disorders, poor placental attachment
Neonatal Death Rate - Answer - Number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age/1000 live
births
What are some common causes of Neonatal death? - Answer - Prematurity, congenital
issues, other
- The neonatal death rate reflects the quality of prenatal care, care in labour and care of the
newborn
Infant Mortality Rate - Answer - Number of deaths of infants under 1 yr of age/1000 live
births
What does the infant mortality rate tell us? - Answer - ** This is an indicator of a country's
general health. Measures the quality of prenatal care, nutrition, sanitation as well as infant
health. **
What are the 3 Psychological Tasks of Pregnancy? - Answer 1. Acceptance of Pregnancy
- First trimester
2. Accepting the baby
- Second trimester
3. Acceptance of being parents
- Third trimester
These psychological tasks of pregnancy incorporate the maternal adaptation that we see in
women.
What is Naegles Rule? - Answer This is how we calculate EDD (estimated due date).
1. First day of LNMP
2. Add 7 days and Add 9 mo/Add 7 days and subtract 3 mo
What is gravida? - Answer How many PREGNANCIES, a woman has had including the current
one
