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32 Cards in this Set
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What is the goal of childbirth and perinatal education?
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To assist individuals and their family members to make informed and safe decisions about pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood
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What is an important aspect of birth satisfaction for women?
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Perceived control in childbirth
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What does control in labor consist of?
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1. Control of what staff does to you
2. Feeling in control of your own behavior 3. Feeling in control during contractions |
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What does low control equate to?
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Low birth satisfaction
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What facilitates a good birth experience?
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Full participation in the decision-making process
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What negative birth outcomes are linked to prenatal stress and depression?
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Low-birth-weight or preterm infants
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What is the integral part of the Lamaze method?
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Active relaxation
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What is the Bradley method?
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A method of partner-coached childbirth that uses breath control, abdominal breathing, and general body relaxation. Women using the Bradley technique method may appear to be sleeping during labor because they are in such a deep state of mental relaxation.
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What environmental variables are emphasized in Bradley's techniques?
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1. Darkness
2. Solitude 3. Quiet (to make the childbirth a more natural experience) |
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What are the six care principles of the Lamaze Institute for normal birth?
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1. Labor to begin on its own
2. Freedom of movement throughout labor 3. Continuous labor support 4. No routine interventions 5. Nonsupine (e.g. upright or side-lying) positions for birth 6. No separation of mother and baby after birth, with unlimited opportunity for breastfeeding |
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What are the lifestyle recommendations for a couple planning a pregnancy?
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1. Diet and weight management
2. Physical conditioning 3. Immunizations 4. Genetic counseling |
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What behaviors should be promoted during early pregnancy?
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Teaching stress reduction through relaxation, guided imagery, moderate exercise, and rest
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What should expectant fathers be encouraged to do?
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To have physical examination and to care for their own health
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When is the period of greatest danger from intrauterine environmental hazards for the developing fetus?
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Between 17 and 56 DAYS after fertilization
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What lifestyle behaviors should be established to maintain optimal health during pregnancy?
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1. Eating a healthy diet including sources of folic acid
2. Getting enough rest and exercise 3. Avoiding alcohol use, smoking, and other drugs |
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What decreases the risk of having a child with a neural tube defect (NTD)?
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Adequate intake of folic acid
(400 mcg/day preconceptually; 600 mcg/day during pregnancy) |
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What materials can be used as substitutes for potentially hazardous cleaning supplies?
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1. Baking soda
2. Table salt 3. Distilled white vinegar 4. Lemon juice 5. Trisodium phosphate (TSP, which does not emit fumes) 6. A plunger 7. Common sense |
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What is a certified doula?
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A professionally trained person who provides labor support, including physical, emotional, and informational support, to women and their partners during labor and birth
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What is a birth plan?
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A natural evolution of a contemporary wellness-oriented lifestyle in which the clients assume a level of responsibility for their own health
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What are the primary options for birth settings?
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1. Hospital
2. Birth center 3. At home |
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What is the requirement of birth centers?
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Only women who are at low risk for complications are included for care
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What is a realistic goal of pain management?
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Eliminating suffering
(whereas total pain eradication is not realistic) |
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What is relaxation?
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Reduction of body tension
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What activities should be combined with relaxation?
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1. Walking
2. Slow dancing 3. Rocking 4. Position changes to help the baby rotate through the pelvis |
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What is the use of imagery and visualization?
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To produce a sense of well-being during pregnancy as well as assist with cervical dilation and decrease the experience of pain and tension during labor
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What does nursing support include during labor?
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Guiding couples in the application of conscious breathing and relaxation methods and adapting methods to their particular needs
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What are breastfeeding classes designed to do?
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1. Motivate
2. Explicate 3. Maintain 4. Sustain |
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Motivate
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Ensure that pregnant mothers and their immediate supporters know why breastfeeding is a desirable, worthwhile effort, and minimize their barriers to breastfeeding
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Explicate
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Provide a basic overview of breastfeeding to expectant parents
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Maintain
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Educate parents on their techniques to promote lactation and the available resources to assist them in making the adjustments commonly needed in early weeks of breastfeeding
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Sustain
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Introduce families to strategies to develop the environment and support system that will encourage mothers to sustain breastfeeding through the first year and beyond
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What is infant massage?
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A technique to soothe and comfort the infant, promote relaxation and lessen irritability and crying, and provide a mechanism for positive interaction between parents and infants
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