Maternal/Postpartum Care
This is the expected location of the fundus 12 hours postpartum.
What is at the umbilicus?
This theory challenges race as a biological construct and instead views it as a social construct embedded within systems and institutions.
What is Critical Race Theory?
This animal's pee glows under UV light, making it the ultimate party trick in the animal kingdom.
What is a wombat?
I spent my entire childhood locked in a tower by my ‘mother,’ and now I have serious trust issues. Also, why does my hair glow when I sing?
Who is Rapunzel?
This is often given to children who cry.
This postpartum patient is most likely to experience strong afterpains.
Who is a patient who gave birth to twins?
This hypothesis explains how chronic exposure to racism and socioeconomic adversity leads to accelerated biological aging and poor health outcomes.
What is the Weathering Hypothesis?
This bizarre world record was set in 2011 when a man fit 400 of these tiny objects into his mouth at once.
What are straws
I constantly talk to animals and clean up after seven tiny men. Is this codependency or just good housekeeping?
Who is Snow White?
Often used to bribe kids into doing something unpleasant.
What is candy?
This term describes the vaginal discharge that occurs after childbirth and changes in color over time.
What is lochia?
Black women in Canada experience higher rates of these three adverse birth outcomes compared to white women.
What are stillbirths, preterm births, and cesarean sections?
This fruit is genetically closer to humans than it is to strawberries, sharing about 60% of our DNA.
Le Banana
I lost my shoe at a party and now some guy thinks he’s in love with me. Should I be concerned?
Who is Cinderella?
The dreaded sound parents hear at 3 AM that means no one’s going back to sleep
WAHH-WAAHH
This hormone is responsible for uterine contractions and the let-down reflex in breastfeeding.
What is oxytocin?
This form of racism refers to the systemic and institutional discrimination that negatively impacts maternal and infant health outcomes for racialized communities.
What is structural racism?
Often mistaken for a vegetable, this fruit can grow up to 10 feet long and is technically a giant berry.
What is a pumpkin
I gave up my voice for a man, and now I feel like I’ve lost my sense of identity. Also, I might be experiencing body dysmorphia?
Who is Ariel? (The Little Mermaid)
The phrase screamed from the backseat on long car rides, usually 5 minutes after leaving.
What is are we there yet?
This condition, characterized by a failure of the uterus to contract properly after birth, is the most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage.
What is uterine atony?
This term describes the violence and abuse that Black women may experience at the hands of medical personnel within healthcare institutions.
What is obstetric racism?
This animal can jump higher than a HOUSE!!
Most animals? (houses can't jump)
I just wanted to read my books in peace, but instead I’m stuck in a castle with a guy who yells at me. Is this Stockholm Syndrome, or am I just a really patient person?
Who is Belle? (Beauty and the Beast)
It's been 2 weeks since you've had your newborn, and they haven't developed any new superpowers... but they are looking a bit like a highlighter.
What is jaundice?