Maternal & Child Health Care (Module 1) Flashcards
(40 cards)
educating to be aware of good health through teaching & role modelling
Health Promotion
diagnose & treat illness that return pt to wellness level
Health Restoration
intervene to maintain health if illness is present
Health Maintenance
help pt accept inevitable death
Health Rehabilitation
4th trimester of pregnancy (postpartum)
Puerperium
taking care of dying patient
Paleative Care
care of woman during child birth
Obstetrics
derived from Greek word “obstare”
to keep watch
problem with reproductive system
Gynecology
derived from Greek word “pais”
child
pregnancy, birth, early nursing period
Child bearing
bring up & take care of child / child fostered
Child rearing
proportion of illness in population
Morbidity
incidence of death per population
Mortality
sickness or incidence per population
Morbidity
age for “Neonate”
0-28 days old
age for “Infant”
0-1 years old
what is considered “maternal”?
woman of child bearing age (even teens)
death while pregnant or within 42 days of termination
Maternal death
what is not classified as maternal death?
accidental or incidental causes of death
death result from previous existing disease
Indirect obstetric death
number of maternal death 1K live births during given period
Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)
number of infant death under 28 days ÷ number of livebirth X 1K LB (during a year)
Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR)
number of death of infants under 1 y/o per 1K live births
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)