Maternal & Infant Mortality
This type of care most effectively reduces maternal and infant mortality
What is prenatal care?
This type of mortality refers to death shortly after birth
What is neonatal mortality?
This is the leading cause of death in children
What are accidents (unintentional injuries)?
This is the first step of the nursing process
What is assessment?
This is the first sign of puberty in females
What are breast buds?
This is the leading cause of maternal mortality
What is hemorrhage?
This structure delivers oxygen to the fetus
This structure delivers oxygen to the fetus
This safety topic is most important for school-age children
What is street-crossing safety?
This step involves carrying out interventions
What is implementation?
This is the average length of the menstrual cycle
What is 28 days?
This lack contributes to disparities in maternal mortality rates
What is lack of prenatal care?
This hormone is detected in pregnancy tests
What is hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)?
This level of prevention includes screenings
What is secondary prevention?
This step evaluates effectiveness of care
What is evaluation?
This is where fertilization occurs
What is the fallopian tube?
This condition contributes to increased maternal mortality
What is gestational hypertension?
This fluid protects the fetus from injury
What is amniotic fluid?
This level of prevention includes immunizations
What is primary prevention?
This step involves setting goals
What is planning?
These two hormones control ovulation
What are LH and FSH?
Infants with this condition are at highest risk for mortality
What is low birth weight?
This is the total number of chromosomes in a zygote
What is 46?
This level of prevention includes rehabilitation
What is tertiary prevention?
This is the overall problem-solving method used by nurses
What is the nursing process?
These are the 4 phases of the sexual response cycle
What are excitement, plateau, climax, and resolution?