Chapter 1: trends and issues

Question 1

The leading cause of infant deaths is?

Answer 1

congenital abnormalities

Question 2

LDRP

Answer 2

labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care takes place in one room at hospital

Question 3

fertility rate

Answer 3

the total number of live births, per 1000 women of reproductive age, 15-44 years.

Question 4

birth rate

Answer 4

the number of live births per 1000 people

Question 5

very premature

Answer 5

born at <32 weeks gestation

Question 6

moderately premature

Answer 6

born b/w 32-34 wks gestation (per notes: born b/w 32-33 weeks)

Question 7

late premature

Answer 7

born b/w 34-37 weeks gestation

Question 8

Average length of gestation

Answer 8

38-42 weeks

Question 9

very low birth weight (VLBW)

Answer 9

less than 1500g

Question 10

low birth weight (LBW)

Answer 10

b/w 1500g and 2500g

Question 11

Normal birth weight

Answer 11

b/w 2500g and 3999g

Question 12

high birth weight

Answer 12

4000g or greater

Question 13

Infant mortality

Answer 13

death before the first birthday

Question 14

Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities are the?

Answer 14

leading cause of infant deaths

Question 15

Infant mortality is highest for:

Answer 15

mothers 16 years and younger r/t socioeconomic status and being biologically immature. and for mothers older than 44 r/t increased risk of complications due to age (diabetes, hypertension…)

Question 16

Maternal death

Answer 16

death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy that is r/t the pregnancy

Question 17

Direct obstetric death

Answer 17

death resulting from complications during pregnancy, labor/birth, postpartum, interventions, incorrect treatmen

Question 18

indirect obstetric death

Answer 18

death that is due to a preexisting disease or a disease that develops during pregnancy that doesn’t have an obstetrical cause.

Question 19

late maternal death

Answer 19

death that occurs more than 42 days after termination of pregnancy from a direct/indirect cause

Question 20

prenancy-related cause

Answer 20

maternal death during pregnancy or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy regardless of cause of death