Extra Terms

Question 1

Obstetric Fistula

Answer 1

a hole between the rectum or bladder to the vagina that constantly leaks urine or feces

Question 2

Causes of Under-Five Mortality

Answer 2

Pre-term birth, asphyxia and other complications during labor and delivery, and neonatal infections

Question 3

Example of Biological Determinant for Women’s Health

Answer 3

Increased susceptibility to some STI’s

Question 4

Example of a Social Determinant for Women’s Health

Answer 4

Poverty, lack of education, and low social status limit access to health care

Question 5

Global Gag Rule

Answer 5

prevents foreign organizations receiving U.S. global health assistance from providing information, referrals, services or legal abortion or advocating for access to abortion services in their country

Question 6

Gravidity

Answer 6

the total number of times a woman has been pregnant, including miscarriages, abortions, stillbirths, and live births

Question 7

Parity

Answer 7

the total number of live births

Question 8

Hormone in Breastmilk

Answer 8

Prolactin

Question 9

International Code for Breastfeeding

Answer 9

guidelines that protect breastfeeding from commercial promotion that impact mothers, healthcare workers, and health services. This includes not advertising formula inside a healthcare facility and including a warming on the label of formula that includes the risks of feeding it to your baby

Question 10

Benefits of Breastfeeding for Women

Answer 10

Uterus returns to normal size more quickly and reduces risk of postpartum hemorrhage, lowers risk of ovarian cancer and type 2 diabetes, breastmilk doesn’t need preparing and is free and readily available