Intervention/Screening
Two indices of adequate prenatal screening
What are the Kessner and Kotelchuck indices
Title XIX Medicaid program that allows states to receive partial reimbursement for Medicaid activities
What is Federal Financial participation
Number of times that a woman has been pregnant (regardless of outcome)
What is gravidity
The death of a baby before or during delivery
What is a stillbirth
Once thought that if a woman had one cesarean delivery, all future babies must be born that way. Today, women have an option for this term
VBAC or vaginal birth after cesarean
A Federally funded health entity that provides primary care services in medically underserved area
What is an FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Clinic)
One of the largest federal block grant programs providing over $5 Billion in funding to support key MCH programs in 59 States and Jurisdictions.
What is Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant
What is gestational age
A measure of how far along a pregnancy is
Unexplained death, usually during sleep of seemingly healthy baby less than a year old
What is SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome
Term for a baby born under 1500 grams
What is Very low birth weight
Scientifically accurate, age-appropriate information about sexual health for young people with an emphasis on forming healthy relationships
What is comprehensive sexuality education
A large sum of money granted by the national government (Federal government) to a regional government (state or city) with specific provisions as to the way it is to be spent.
what is a categorical grant
A fetus or infant whose weight is less than the 10th percentile of a specific population at a given gestational age
What is IUGR
A condition in which a child’s body begins puberty too soon
What is precocious puberty
Depression that occurs during pregnancy or in the year after delivery
What is perinatal depression
A program funded by HRSA to support parents of children from age 0-5 with breastfeeding, preventive health care, and parenting techniques by visiting them in their homes
What is home visiting or home visitation program
An agency within the U.S Department of Health and Human Services comprising six agencies, one of which is the Maternal and Child Health Bureau
What is HRSA (The health resources and services administration)
An annual, statewide-representative mail/phone survey of women who have given live birth in California
What is the Maternal and Infant Health assessment (MIHA)
Risk factors for this condition include: Premature birth, Intrauterine growth restriction, Race, Mother’s age, Multiple birth and Mother’s health
LBW or VLBW
If a pregnant woman and her provider agree to try a VBAC, you will first undergo this
What is TOLAC, "trial of labor after cesarean"
Exams performed on women before giving birth including ultrasound, glucose, and blood tests
What is prenatal screening
A large sum of money granted by the national government (Federal government) to a regional government (state or city) with only general provisions as to the way it is to be spent.
What is a block grant
A set of surveys designed to determine, monitor, and compare the prevalence, co-occurrence, and trends of health behaviors for youth using national, state, territorial, and tribal data
What is the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
Women with this condition after birth experience a prolonged period of intense feelings of sadness, anxiety, or despair that prevent them from being able to do their daily tasks.
What is postpartum depression
The number of times a woman has given birth to a fetus of gestational age 20 weeks or more
What is Parity