Chapter 1: trends and issues Flashcards
(20 cards)
The leading cause of infant deaths is?
congenital abnormalities
LDRP
labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care takes place in one room at hospital
fertility rate
the total number of live births, per 1000 women of reproductive age, 15-44 years.
birth rate
the number of live births per 1000 people
very premature
born at <32 weeks gestation
moderately premature
born b/w 32-34 wks gestation (per notes: born b/w 32-33 weeks)
late premature
born b/w 34-37 weeks gestation
Average length of gestation
38-42 weeks
very low birth weight (VLBW)
less than 1500g
low birth weight (LBW)
b/w 1500g and 2500g
Normal birth weight
b/w 2500g and 3999g
high birth weight
4000g or greater
Infant mortality
death before the first birthday
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities are the?
leading cause of infant deaths
Infant mortality is highest for:
mothers 16 years and younger r/t socioeconomic status and being biologically immature. and for mothers older than 44 r/t increased risk of complications due to age (diabetes, hypertension…)
Maternal death
death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy that is r/t the pregnancy
Direct obstetric death
death resulting from complications during pregnancy, labor/birth, postpartum, interventions, incorrect treatmen
indirect obstetric death
death that is due to a preexisting disease or a disease that develops during pregnancy that doesn’t have an obstetrical cause.
late maternal death
death that occurs more than 42 days after termination of pregnancy from a direct/indirect cause
prenancy-related cause
maternal death during pregnancy or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy regardless of cause of death
