Overview of Maternal Health in Philippines Flashcards
obstetrical complication which is most common cause of maternal mortality?
Post partum hemorrhage
1 hemorrhage
2 infection
3 eclampsia
State of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters
relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and
processes
health
Implies that people are able to have a satisfying and safe
sex life and that they have the capability to reproduce and
the freedom to decide if, when, and how often to do so. Includes sexual health, the purpose of which is the
enhancement of life and personal relations
RH law
when does comprehensive reproductive care start
Prenatally
and up to postnatal care
abortion is allowed in situations of maternal emergency such as eclampsia? t or f
True
the art and science that deals with delivery, its
antecedents and sequelae, or pregnancy, labor and
puerperium
Obstetrics
More babies are born inside the residence of the mother? to r f
false
born outside of residence for better services and facilities
Period after birth of an infant born after 20 weeks and
ending at 28 completed days after birth.
Perinatal period
Complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of a
fetus after 20 weeks gestation
Birth
Weight of a neonate determined immediately after
delivery or soon thereafter as feasible.
Birthweight
Women of reproductive age
Age 15-49 years old
Number of live births per 1000 population
Birth rate
Number of live births per 1000 females aged 15 - 44
Fertility rate
Term used to record a birth whenever the newborn at or
sometime after birth breathes spontaneously or shows any
other sign of life such as a heartbeat or definite
spontaneous movement of voluntary muscles
Live birth
Absence of signs of life at or after birth
STILLBIRTH OR FETAL DEATH
What is term delivery?
37 weeks to 42 weeks
Early term
37-38 weeks
full term
39-40 weeks
ideal age of gestation for birth?
39 weeks
Preterm?
less than 37 completed weeks (or 259 days) of
gestation
post term
more than 42 weeks (or 295 days or more)
Death of a liveborn neonate during the first 7 days after birth
Early neonatal death
Death after 7 days but before 29 days
Late neonatal daeth