NURSING 57:705:212 - Maternity Exam 1 Study Guide.

NURSING 57:705:212 - Maternity Exam 1 Study Guide/NURSING 57:705:212 - Maternity Exam 1 Study Guide. Introduction – Week 1 (5 questions) Murray: Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, pp. 19-28 Mortality Terminology 1. Mortality Rates:indicate the number of deaths that occur each year by different categories 2. Infant Mortality Rate:death before the age of 1 3. Neonatal Mortality Rate:death before 28 days of life Discuss the trends in infant and maternal mortality rates 1. Throughout history, mortality rates among women and infants have been high, especially in relation to childbirth 2. Infant and mortality rates began to fall with the improved health of the general population, application of basic principles of sanitation, and increase in medical knowledge 3. In 2013, the pregnancy-related mortality rate was 17.3 per 100,000 live births among women in the United States