Child + Maternal Public Health

Question 1

What is maternal health?

Answer 1

The health of a women during pregnancy, childbirth + postpartum period

Question 2

How is maternal mortality ratio calculated?

Answer 2

All maternal deaths occurring within a time
———————————————————— x 100,000
Total no. of live births within the time

Question 3

Pros and cons of maternal mortality ratio

Answer 3

• Pros- indicator of health services, advocacy
• Cons- doesnt include all pregnancies (stillbirths), difficile to acquire data

Question 4

Causes of maternal mortality

Answer 4

Pre existing conditions
Haemorrhage
Infections
HTN
Abortion complications
Blood clots
Obstructed labour

Question 5

What is neonatal mortality?

Answer 5

A death within the first 28 days of life per 1000 live births

Question 6

Risk factors of prematurity

Answer 6

• small baby
• infection in womb
• early labour
• pre-eclampsia
• smoking
• drug use
• multiple pregnancy
• gestational diabetes