Chapter 9-Women's Health Exam Questions and Answers(RATED A+)

Maternal death -ANSWER - Death of a woman while pregnant, during delivery, or within 42 days of delivery Sepsis -ANSWER - serious medical condition caused by a severe infection Family planning -ANSWER - Conscious effort of couples to regulate the number and spacing of births through artificial and natural methods of contraception Gestational diabetes -ANSWER - diabetes that develops during pregnancy Caesarean delivery (section) -ANSWER - the surgical delivery of a fetus through abdominal incision Preeclampsia -ANSWER - condition characterized by pregnancy induced high blood pressure; protein in the urine; and swelling due to fluid retention Eclampsia -ANSWER - a serious, life-threatening condition in late pregnancy in which high blood pressure can cause seizures Hemorrhage (pregnancy related) -ANSWER - significant and uncontrolled loss of blood, either internally or externally from the body. leading cause of maternal deaths -ANSWER - hemorrhage from pregnancy Sex is _____, gender is _____ -ANSWER - biological cultural The determinants of women's health -ANSWER - - biological