Midwifery 101 Questions and Answers
The human right to autonomy and self determination includes both the? (2 rights) –
answer To informed consent and the right to refuse medical treatment
Risk - name 4 steps to take if a woman accept or choose additional risks in maternity -
answer1: DOCUMENT - informed choice, discussion, plan going forwards
2: advise against without coercion
3: Second opinion - MW, OB, GP (for woman and MW)
4: Reassure that she will continue to get professional care no matter what
- this relates to options such as free birth
Define Primary Healthcare - answer1. First point of contact: GP, NPs, dentists, RNs.
However some may not be healthcare related
2. Universally accessible
3. Maternity - Normal aspects of care
Define Seconday Healthcare - answerGenerally provided by Hospitals
Some specialist Services - OB, Epidurals, C/S or operative births
Define tertiary healthcare - answerhighly specialised
Neonatal intensive care
Provides care to mums with increased risk factors
Define "choice" - answerIt is an abstract concept
Involves the knowledge of the existence of more than one possibility and the ability to
choose either of them
Basic difference between equity and equality - answerEquality relates to "Sameness"
.
Equity relates to "Fairness"
The human right to autonomy and self determination includes both the? (2 rights) –
answer To informed consent and the right to refuse medical treatment
Risk - name 4 steps to take if a woman accept or choose additional risks in maternity -
answer1: DOCUMENT - informed choice, discussion, plan going forwards
2: advise against without coercion
3: Second opinion - MW, OB, GP (for woman and MW)
4: Reassure that she will continue to get professional care no matter what
- this relates to options such as free birth
Define Primary Healthcare - answer1. First point of contact: GP, NPs, dentists, RNs.
However some may not be healthcare related
2. Universally accessible
3. Maternity - Normal aspects of care
Define Seconday Healthcare - answerGenerally provided by Hospitals
Some specialist Services - OB, Epidurals, C/S or operative births
Define tertiary healthcare - answerhighly specialised
Neonatal intensive care
Provides care to mums with increased risk factors
Define "choice" - answerIt is an abstract concept
Involves the knowledge of the existence of more than one possibility and the ability to
choose either of them
Basic difference between equity and equality - answerEquality relates to "Sameness"
.
Equity relates to "Fairness"
