Wk 2 Monday slides Flashcards
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Number of live births in 1 yr per 1000 pop.
Birth rate
Number of birth per1000 women between ages 15 and 44
Fertility rate
of deaths of infants younger than 28 days of age per 1000 live births
Neonatal mortality rate
Most common causes of neonatal mortality rate
- Preterm birth
- Intrapartum-related complications
- Infections and birth defects
infant at birth showing no signs of life (breathing, HR, voluntary muscles spasms)
still birth
of stillbirths and neonatal death per 1000 live births
perinatal mortality rate
Infant mortality rate
of deaths of infants <1 yr per 1000 live births
Most common causes of infant death in US…
- Birth defects
- Preterm birth and low birth wt
- SIDS Sudden infant death syndrome
- Pregnancy complications
- Accidents (#1)
Most common causes infant death worldwide
- Neonatal encephalopathy, problems w/ brain function. Results from birth trauma or lack of O2 to baby during birth
- Infections, especially blood infections
- Complications of preterm birth
- Lower resp infect (flu, pneumonia)
- Diarrheal diseases
Maternal mortality rate
of maternal deaths from birth and complications from pregnancy, birth, and puerperium, per 100000 live births
Family Systems Theory
Views family as a complex system of interconnected and interdependent individuals
Types of families
Traditional, non-traditional
Traditional and legal family definition:
Family mems are related by legal ties or genetic relationships
Non-traditional family def
2 people who say they are “family” and are bound by emotional ties
Family development theory
Family is a developing group which goes through stages
Fam members must perform certain time specific tasks
Disequilibrium is common when entering a new stage, w/ goal of hemostasis w/I stages
Family systems theory
Inter-relatedness
* A fam consists of more than just the “sum” of its parts-its members
* A change in one mem affects the whole fam
o V important in peds care
Interaction
* ‘Who I am’ or ‘Who I have become’ dependent on fam relationships and interactions
* Is it helpful to blame our fam for our problems and issues
* We also interact w/the environment and community which also influences who we are
Boundaries: Imaginary but real lines between fam mems and also between fam and the “outside world”
Family stress theory
Stress is a definite part of fam life
One fam’s crisis may be another fam’s challenge
The ability to handle stress depends on 4 factors:
* Basic fam type or attributes (dysfunctional vs health/stable
* Amount of resources/support the fam has
* Fam’s perception of the stressful event
* Fam’s learned coping strategies: When stressors exceed the fam ability to cope crisis occurs
Family role theory:
Role is defined by culture
Most ppl assumes several roles (student, employee, spouse. Etc.)
Role expectations: expectations about behaviors and feelings that a role should include
Role stress/strain
* Subjective reaction when trying to meet all role expectations
Role transitions
Myometrium
2nd or middle layer of the uterine wall
* Consists of smooth musc fibers arranged in 3 diff directions
o Longitudinal
o Transverse
o Oblique
Hypothalamus produces
o Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
Aka Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH)
o GnRH are “sex hormone” for both males and females
Pituitary produces:
o Follicle-stimulating hormone (SH)
o Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Ovary produces:
o Estrogen
o Progesterone
When is mensuration
from the time vaginal bleeding starts to the time it ends
LMP
Last mensural period
