Maternal and Perinatal Morbidity and Mortalitiy

Question 1

The is the risk of miscarriage in normal pregnancy?

Answer 1

30%

Question 2

What is maternal mortality?

Answer 2

Death of woman during pregnancy, childbirth, or in the 42 days of the puerperium, irrespective of if it was related to the pregnancy

Question 3

Broadly speaking, what are the most common causes of maternal mortality?

Answer 3

Uterine infection

Uterine haemorrhage

Question 4

Who pioneered hand washing?

Answer 4

Ignaz Semmelweis

Question 5

Which drugs are used to cause post-delivery contraction of the uterine?

Answer 5

Oxytocin

Ergotamine

Question 6

How are maternal deaths characterised?

Answer 6

Direct
Indirect
Incidental

Question 7

What causes post backyard abortion infection?

Answer 7

Clostridium welshi

Question 8

What is a neonatal death?

Answer 8

Live birth (>1000g or >28 weeks gestation) that dies within 7 days

Question 9

What is a stillbirth?

Answer 9

Any stillborn infant weighing at least 1000g or born over 28 weeks