week 12 quiz Flashcards
The video called “Con Madre” tells the story of:
midwives as they serve women in the rural, Indigenous communities of Guatemala.
True or False: According to the WHO, 95% of all maternal deaths occur in low and lower middle-income countries.
True
Which of the following is NOT one of the major complications that account for nearly 75% of all maternal deaths worldwide?
gestational diabetes
Which of the following ideas is NOT presented as a reason for the higher rate of maternal mortality in Black women as compared to women of other races in the PBS News Hour documentary called “The Risk of Giving Birth”?
Black women have a genetic predisposition to gestational diabetes which leads to pre-term labor and birth.
Which of the following ideas is NOT presented as a strategy to lower the rate of maternal mortality in Black women in the PBS News Hour documentary called “The Risk of Giving Birth”?
fund mobile health clinics to travel to rural areas
True or False: Communities that use the “solar suitcase” now have a reliable source of energy, which allows them to perform emergency C-sections at any time of day and to power blood bank refrigerators, which in turn can help save women’s lives.
True
Which of the following is NOT one of the main factors that prevent women around the world from receiving or seeking care during pregnancy and childbirth, according to the WHO?
lack of sterilized medical supplies
True or False: According to the PBS News Hour story, the hospitals that are most deeply impacted by maternity ward closures tend to be those hospitals known as Asian or Native American serving hospitals.
False
Accoring to the Commonwealth Fund, when do the majority of maternal deaths occur?
up to one year after delivery
True or False: According to the Commonwealth Fund, the U.S. has the highest maternal mortality ratio among wealthy countries, even when researchers limit the U.S. data only to white women.
True
