Chapter 5 and 6 Flashcards
Unintended or unplanned pregnancy
Include those that are unwanted and those that are mistimed
unwanted pregnancy and unwanted child bearing
occur among women who report that they never intended to give birth or to continue child bearing, respectively
Mistimed pregnancy
would want but bad timing
A Child of an Unwanted Conception is more likely to be:
- Low birth weight
- Dead in the first year of life
- Abused
The Family Planning Federation
An organization that sponsored family planning clinics throughout the U.S. now known as Planned Parenthood Federation of America
(Margaret Sanger)
The 1970 Title X of the
Public Health Act
The provision of funds and implementation authority for family planning clinics for poor women throughout the US
The Impact of the 1970 Title X of the
Public Health Act
Impact of this act – teenage women were eligible for services without their parents resources
Contraceptive misconceptions vs facts
Misconceptions:
Promotes early & extramarital sexual activity
Increases the rate of teenage pregnancy
Facts:
A study by Zabin et al. (1986): Delay of intercourse by 13 months
School-based sex education at a young age lead to lower teenage pregnancy & abortion rates
Methods of Family Planning
Subcutaneous implants – can last for 5 years
IUDs – device of abortifacient, the Dalkon Shield
The Morning After Pill (Plan B)
Male pill/Vas deferens clips
Neonatal mortality
deaths in the first 27 days of life per 1,000 live births
Postneonatal mortality
deaths from 28 days to 364 days per 1,000 live births minus the neonatal deaths
What Is the Universally Recognized Indicator of Infant Mortality and Morbidity?
BIRTH WEIGHT
Low Birth Weight Caused by:
Prematurity – infants born too soon
Intrauterine growth retardation – infants born too small
Differential Categories
of
Small Size
Birth weight
Gestational age
Prematurity
Growth (birth wt. corresponding to gest.age
Most Infants Deaths Due to:
Low gestational age
Immaturity of the fetus (not the size)
