OB Exam 1 - The First Prenatal Visit Questions With Correct Verified Solutions

OB Exam 1 - The First Prenatal Visit Questions With Correct Verified Solutions Define *prenatal care*. - ANS Preventive healthcare with the goal of providing regular check-ups that allow health care providers to prevent or treat potential health problems throughout the course of the pregnancy while promoting healthy lifestyles that benefit both mother and child. When should *prenatal care begin during pregnancy* and how many women achieve appropriate prenatal care? - ANS Prenatal care should *begin in the first trimester*. -In the US, 71% of pregnant women initiate prenatal care in their first trimester. It is only approximately 55% of people who didn't graduate from high school. Why should women have early and frequent prenatal care? - ANS Those who don't are 3x more likely to have low birthweight infants and are 5 times more likely to die. What are the 3 main opportunities that prenatal care provides to patients? - ANS -Screening for disorders of pregnancy and of the fetus -Assessments of the fetus and mother -Patient education What types of healtcare providers provide the most prenatal care in the US? - ANS -Family physicians: 6-7% -Nurse midwives: 8-9% -OBGYNs: ~85% Can PAs provide prenatal care? What is the role of PAs in prenatal care? - ANS YES. Howevere, PAs are not usually the lead maternity care provider and typically do NOT do deliveries. Hospitals often will not credential PAs to do deliveries -Occasionally, PAs are used in hospital labor and delivery departments to manage labor -There are 2 PA residency programs in OB/GYN (one in California-Arrowhead and one in the Bronx/Montefiore)