CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW OF OBSTETRICS Flashcards
Obstetrics mainly focuses on the human reproduction through quality perinatal care that promotes the health and well being of the pregnant woman and her fetus
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interval between the birth and the neonate born after 20 weeks gestation and the 28 completed days after birth
perinatal period
what do you call the complete expulsion from the mother of a fetus after 20 weeks of gestation
birth
what should be taken immediately after birth
birthweight
the number of live births per 1000 population
birth rate
the number of live birth per 1000 females aged from 15 through 44 years
fertility rate
the term used to record a birth that shows any signs of life
live birth
the term used to describe the absence of signs of life
stillbirth or fetal death
death of liveborn neonate during the first 7 days after birth
early neonatal death
death after 7 days but before 29 days
late neonatal death
the number of stillborn neonates per 1000 neonates born
stillbirth rate or fetal death rate
number of neonatal deaths per 1000 live births
neonatal mortality rate
the number of stillbirth plus neonatal deaths per 1000 total births
perinatal mortality rate
all deaths of newborn from birth through 12 months of age
infant death
a newborn whose weigh is <2500g
low birth weight